Arianna Huffington
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been an Greek American columnist, author and businesswoman for over 20 years. She's written 15 books and is the cofounder of The Huffington Post. Arianna Huffington is a journalist and television host, as well as philanthropist as well as the founder and editor of The Huffington Post. Her birthplace was in Greece then moved to England at the age of 16. When she attended Cambridge University, she graduated with a MA in economics. At 21 she became president of the renowned debate society The Cambridge Union' and was the first foreign student in the history of Cambridge University to be elected. The success of her conservative journalist was further consolidated when she finished her degree. With the introduction of The Huffington Post a few year later, she established an online voice portal that offered critical opinions on the political situation. The fame of her name helped in getting several high-profile contributors to publish their thoughts about news from the world of politics and culture. Arianna was famous in 2003 when she ran as an independent in California recall elections to replace Governor Davis. In addition to this she was the leader of the Detroit Project to develop fuel efficient cars. In 2009, she was ranked by Forbes as The most influential women in media gaining 12th position in the list and in the same year Guardian named her to the top 100 of media lists. AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post in 2011 and appointed her as head of its media division and also included several the other AOL properties such as Engadget AOL Music Style list and Patch Media. Elli has two siblings, Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, and Elli, who are both journalists and consultants in management. She was very close with her father. However, it was her bond with her mother which shaped her. In her early years she showed the qualities of a leader that she is still known for. As a 16-year-old, she moved over to England in the United Kingdom for her higher education. In Girton College Cambridge. In college, she was a member of the Cambridge Union, a college debating club. Being the third woman president, and also the first foreigner she held the position of head of Cambridge Union. In 1972 she graduated with an advanced degree in Economics. She became a writer, a critic, a TV host and columnist upon her graduation. Alongside Bernard Levin she appeared on the show Face the music.






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