Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist and businesswoman. She's written 15 books, and she is co-founder of The Huffington Post. Arianna Huffington is an independent liberal news website has a TV personality as well as a writer and philanthropist. Born in Greece, Arianna Huffington moved to England together with her family around age 16. While at Cambridge University she earned a MA qualification in Economics. The well-known debating club The Cambridge Union was her first time as president, and she held it before the age of 21. Her popularity as a columnist of the conservative side was confirmed after she completed her studies. With the introduction of The Huffington Post a few years later, she created an online voice-portal that provided critical opinions on the state of the nation's politics. The fame of Arianna has led to the attraction of many famous contributors who shared their views on current events political, culture and politics. Arianna's fame began in 2003, when she became an independent candidate in the California recall vote in order to replace the then governor Davis. Arianna was also part of an initiative in Detroit that promoted cars that are fuel efficient. Forbes named her one of the "most influential women" within the field of media and ranked her 12th. Guardian placed her on their list of 100 most influential media people in 2009. In 2011 AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post and made her the head of the media group which included many at the time-current AOL properties, including Engadget AOL music Style list and Patch Media. She was the daughter of journalist and manager Konstantinos along with his partner Elli Stasinopoulos. While she was close with father, her relationship to her mom shaped the course of her entire life. As a child, she showed leadership traits that she still is known for. When she was 16 years old her family moved into the United Kingdom for her higher education. At Girton College Cambridge. As a student and was in Cambridge Union, she joined the colleges debating societies, where she eventually became its first foreign and female president. In 1972 she received an education in Economics. Her career as an anchor and reporter started after her graduation. She also appeared with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started making books with the editorial services of Bernard Levin.