Arianna Huffington
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek American author syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She has written fifteen books. She is also the co-founder the magazine The Huffington Post. Arianna Huffington is a journalist, writer, philanthropist and television host and the owner of The Huffington Post. Following her move to England from Greece at 16 and obtaining an MA in Economics at Cambridge University. As the first non-English speaking student to graduate, she was elected president of The Cambridge Union' at age 21. She was a syndicated conservative writer following the graduation ceremony and, when The Huffington Post launched a year after, she created an online platform to voice opinions with a critique of current politics. Her celebrity status helped her by attracting a variety of high-profile contributors to post their views about news from the world of politics and culture. Arianna's popularity started in 2003, after she was a candidate for an independent for the California recall vote to replace Governor Davis. In addition, she led a Detroit project that promoted vehicles that are fuel efficient. Forbes declared her to be as one of the "most important female" in the media industry with her ranking at the 12th spot. Guardian placed her on their list of 100 top media personalities in 2009. AOL Inc. named her president of their media group in 2011 following the acquired The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post also included the other AOL brands, including Engadget AOLmusic Style list as well as Patch Media. She was the daughter of journalist and management consultant Konstantinos along with his partner Elli Stasinopoulos. Although she had a close friendship with both of her parents but it was their connection which shaped her. Even in her formative age, she displayed the leadership abilities and is a household name. When she moved to England, she was 16, to pursue her education and then enrolled in Girton College Cambridge. When she was in college and was in Cambridge Union, she joined the college debating societies and eventually was its first foreign female president. In 1972, she earned an MA in Economics. Following her graduation, she was employed as a columnist critic and an anchor on TV. She was a guest on Bernard Levin on an edition Face the music, and she began writing the books she wrote with Bernard Levin's aid.






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