Arianna Huffington
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been a Greek American columnist, author and businesswoman for more than 20 years. She was a co-founder of The Huffington Post the founder and CEO of Thrive Global and the author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington is an author, philanthropist, television personality as well as the proprietor of the independently open online newsmagazine The Huffington Post. Born in Greece Arianna Huffington emigrated to England with her family when she was age 16. At Cambridge University she earned a MA degree in Economics. She was the first student who was not from the UK to become the president of The Cambridge Union at the age of 21. The success of her conservative columnist was consolidated after she finished her degree. When the Huffington Post was launched The Huffington Post a few months later, she launched an online voice-portal that provided an honest assessment of the current politics. Her fame and popularity helped in getting several high-profile contributors to publish their thoughts about news from the world of politics and culture. Arianna became famous after she decided in 2003 to run as an Independent Candidate in the California Recall Election to replace former Governor Davis. Alongside this, she directed a Detroit initiative to encourage fuel efficient cars. Forbes listed her 12th in their list of the Top Influential Media Women. Guardian also included the Huffington Post on their Top 100 list in 2010. AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post in 2011 and appointed her head of its media division, which also included additional AOL products like Engadget AOL Music Style list as well as Patch Media. Her parents were Elli as well as Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, a management consultant and journalist. Her life was shaped through her relationship with her mother as well as her relationship with her father even though she was very close to her father. At a young age she demonstrated the qualities of a leader that she is still known for. At the age of 16, she travelled to England to pursue her studies and was enrolled in Girton College Cambridge. In college, she was a member of the Cambridge Union, a college debate group. As the third woman president and the first foreigner she was the president for the Cambridge Union. In 1972, she earned the degree of Master in Economics. In the years following the graduation ceremony, she worked as an editor of the critic's column and a television host. Alongside Bernard Levin she appeared on an episode of Face the music.






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