Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of eleven books. She is also co-host of “Left, Right & Center,” public radio’s popular political roundtable program. In 2006, she was named to the Time 100, Time Magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union.

Arianna is widely popular online for launching The Huffington Post, a politically liberal online news website and aggregated weblog featuring hyperlinks to various news sources and columnists. The Huffington Post was launched on May 9, 2005 as a news and commentary outlet. Its roster of bloggers includes many people from Arianna Huffington’s extensive network of prominent “friends.” It is one of the most popular weblog overall as measured by web links and the most popular “Analysis and Opinion” web site as measured by web hits.In August 2006, it was announced that Softbank Capital would invest $5 million in the online news site, which has grown dramatically popular in only a year, to help expand it.The site now has invested in Vlogging, with many of the site contributors contributing via video, and capturing clips in the media and posting them on the site. (Source…)