Arianna Huffington
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist, is also an author. She co-founded The Huffington Post, is the CEO and founder of Thrive Global as well an writer of 15 novels. Arianna Huffington is a philanthropist, author television host, and proprietor of the independent liberal online newspaper The Huffington Post. Originating from Greece Arianna Huffington emigrated to England with her family at the age of 16. While at Cambridge University she earned a MA qualification in Economics. It was her first time as a student of non-UK origin to hold the office of president of The Cambridge Union at the age 21. Following graduation, she left her mark as a conservative syndicated columnist and with the launch of The Huffington Post' few months later, she created an online voice platform that gave critical opinions regarding the state of affairs. She was able to get several prominent contributors who posted their views on culture and political issues. Arianna gained fame when she made the decision to run as independently in the California recall election in order to replace the then governor Davis. In addition to this she was also the director of the Detroit Project to develop fuel efficient cars. In 2009, she was ranked by Forbes as one of the top women in media. She was ranked 12th position on their ranking. In the same year the Guardian named her to the Top 100 Media list. AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post in 2011 and named her director of its media company and also owned additional AOL properties like Engadget AOL Music Style list and Patch Media. Parents were Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos who was a management consultant and journalist. Even though she was in a close connection to both her father and mother, it was their bond which helped mold her. In her early times, she demonstrated the qualities of a leader for which her name is still well-known. When she moved to England, she was sixteen to further her studies as well as enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. While in college she joined the college debating Society Cambridge Union where she became the first foreign and third female president. In 1972, she graduated with the degree of Master in Economics. After her graduation she worked as a columnist critic, and a television host. Additionally, she was a guest together with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started writing books using his editorial assistance.






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