Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist and businesswoman. She's written 15 books. She is also the co-founder the magazine The Huffington Post. Arianna Huffington is a writer, philanthropist, television personality and owner of the independently open online newsmagazine The Huffington Post. Her birthplace was in Greece and relocated to England at age 16. At Cambridge University, she graduated with a MA in economics. As the first non-English speaking student to graduate, she was elected president of The Cambridge Union' at age 21. Following the graduation ceremony, she was a well-known conservative syndicated journalist. After a few years after that she launched The Huffington Post which featured criticism of the present political scene. The celebrity she enjoyed enabled her to get a variety of celebrities to contribute their opinion regarding current affairs, the as well as politics and culture. Arianna gained notoriety after she was elected as an independent candidate in the California recall election to succeed Governor Davis. Alongside this she was the leader of the Detroit Project to develop fuel efficient cars. Forbes named her as one of the "most important women" in the media industry with her ranking at the 12th spot. Guardian placed her on their list of the 100 most influential media people in 2009. AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post in 2011 and appointed her as the president of their media company and also included several additional AOL brands like Engadget AOL Music Style list as well as Patch Media. Elli has two siblings, Konstantinos Stasinopoulos and Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, who both are journalist and management consultants. They were very close to her father, but it was the relationship she had with her mother who formed her. In her earliest years she displayed leadership qualities that are still highly regarded. At the age of 16, she returned to the UK to study and enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. While in college she was a member of the Cambridge Union's debate societies in the college which she later became the first foreign and female president. She graduated in 1972 with an honorary degree in Economics. After her graduation she worked as a columnist critic, and a television host. In addition, along with Bernard Levin she appeared on an edition of Face the music.