Arianna Huffington
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek American author syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She founded The Huffington Post and the director of Thrive Global. 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. Originating from Greece she was able to move to England at the age of sixteen and then graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Economics. She was the first person from outside the UK to serve as president of The Cambridge Union at the age of 21. Then she became an author for a conservative newspaper after the graduation ceremony and, when The Huffington Post launched a few years after, she created an online platform for voice that offered criticisms on political scenarios. Arianna was able to attract many prominent contributors to share their thoughts regarding politics and culture. Arianna's celebrity status was first noticed in 2003 when she became an independent candidate in the California recall vote to replace the then governor Davis. Also, she was the head of the Detroit automobile project that was fuel efficient. In 2009 she was recognized by Forbes as the most influential women in media gaining 12th position on their list. The same year, the Guardian included her in the top 100 of media lists. AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post in 2011 and appointed her the president of their media company that also includes the other AOL properties such as Engadget AOL Music Style list and Patch Media. She was the daughter of journalist and management consultant Konstantinos and his wife Elli Stasinopoulos. Although she had a close relationship to her father, her connection to her mom shaped the remainder of her life. At an early age, she showed leadership abilities which are still widely admired. At 16 years of age she emigrated into the United Kingdom to pursue her education and was enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. While in college she joined Cambridge Union, a college debate group. Being the third woman president and first foreigner, she was the president of Cambridge Union. In 1972, she graduated with the degree of Master in Economics. After her graduation she worked as a critic for a newspaper column and as a host on television. Also, she appeared on an edition of Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books, utilizing editorial guidance from Bernard Levin.






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