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When they were young: 40 Under 40 childhood photos

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The members of our new 40 Under 40 list are young—they range in age from 25 up to 39. We asked them all to send us a photograph from when they were really young—and most obliged. Take a walk down memory lane and check them out when they were kids.

Adam Neumann, WeWork

Adam Neumann Baby pic

See the profile for Adam Neumann, No. 1 on the 40 Under 40.

JB Straubel, Tesla

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Courtesy of JB Straubel
See the profile for J.B. Straubel, No. 2 on the 40 Under 40.

Ryan Graves, Uber

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Courtesy of Ryan Graves
See the profile for Ryan Graves, No. 3 on the 40 Under 40.

Logan Green, Lyft

Logan - big wheel driver
Courtesy of Logan Green
See the profile for Logan Green, No. 3 on the 40 Under 40.

John Zimmer, Lyft

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Courtesy of John Zimmer
See the profile for John Zimmer, No. 3 on the 40 Under 40.

Dhivya Suryadevara, GM Asset Management, GM

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Courtesy of Dhivya Suryadevara
See the profile for Dhivya Suryadevara, No. 4 on the 40 Under 40.

James Park, Fitbit

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Courtesy of James Park
See the profile for James Park, No. 5 on the 40 Under 40.

Taylor Swift

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Courtesy of TAS Rights Management
See the profile for Taylor Swift, No. 6 on the 40 Under 40.

Vas Narasimhan, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

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Courtesy of Vas Narasimhan
See the profile forVas Narasimhan, No. 7 on the 40 Under 40.

Jason Robins, DraftKings

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Courtesy of Jason Robins
See the profile for Jason Robins, No. 8 on the 40 Under 40.

Jason Buechel, Whole Foods

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Courtesy of Jason Buechel
See the profile for Jason Buechel, No. 11 on the 40 Under 40.

Robby Mook, Hillary for America

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Courtesy of Robby Mook
See the profile for Robby Mook, No. 12 on the 40 Under 40.

Noah Wintroub, J.P. Morgan Chase

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Courtesy of Noah Wintroub
See the profile for Noah Wintroub, No. 13 on the 40 Under 40.

Hugo Barra, Xiaomi

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Courtesy of Hugo Barra
See the profile for Hugo Barra, No. 14 on the 40 Under 40.

Jessica Alba, The Honest Company

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Courtesy of Jessica Alba/Instagram
See the profile for Jessica Alba, No. 15 on the 40 Under 40.

Karen Fang, Bank of America

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Courtesy of Karen Fang
See the profile for Karen Fang, No. 17 on the 40 Under 40.

Anand Swaminathan, Accenture Digital

Ahmed Swaminathan baby
Courtesy of Anand Swaminathan
See the profile forAnand Swaminathan, No. 18 on the 40 Under 40.

Lisa Falzone, Revel Systems

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Courtesy of Lisa Falzone
See the profile for Lisa Falzone, No. 19 on the 40 Under 40.

Parker Conrad, Zenefits

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Courtesy of Parker Conrad
See the profile for Parker Conrad, No. 20 on the 40 Under 40.

Will Ackerly, Virtru

WRA Dismantling his crib
Courtesy of WIll Ackerly
See the profile for Will Ackerly, No. 21 on the 40 Under 40.

Orion Hindawi, Tanium

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Courtesy of Orion Hindawi
See the profile for Orion Hindawi, No. 21 on the 40 Under 40.

Jared Kushner, Kushner Companies

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Courtesy of Jared Kushner
See the profile for Jared Kushner, No. 25 on the 40 Under 40.

Melanie Whelan, SoulCycle

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Courtesy of Melanie Whelan
See the profile for Melanie Whelan, No. 26 on the 40 Under 40.

Kayvon Beykpour, Periscope

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Courtesy of Kayvon Beykpour
See the profile for Kayvon Beykpour, No. 27 on the 40 Under 40.

Michelle Dipp, OvaScience

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Courtesy of Michelle Dipp
See the profile for Michelle Dipp, No. 28 on the 40 Under 40.

Stacy Brown-Philpot, TaskRabbit

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Courtesy of Stacy Brown-Philpot
See the profile for Stacy Brown-Philpot, No. 29 on the 40 Under 40.

Sam Altman, Y Combinator

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Courtesy of Sam Altman
See the profile for Sam Altman, No. 30 on the 40 Under 40.

Chris Wanstrath, GitHub

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Courtesy of Chris Wanstrath
See the profile for Chris Wanstrath, No. 31 on the 40 Under 40.

Debbie Sterling, GoldieBlox

Baby Debbie Sterling
Courtesy of Debbie Sterling
See the profile for Debbie Sterling, No. 32 on the 40 Under 40.

Brian Sheth, Vista Equity Partners

Brian Sheth Baby Photo
Courtesy of Brian Sheth
See the profile for Brian Sheth, No. 33 on the 40 Under 40.

Michael Dubin, Dollar Shave Club

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Courtesy of Michael Dubin
See the profile for Michael Dubin, No. 34 on the 40 Under 40.

Andy Katz-Mayfield, Harry’s

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Courtesy of Andy Katz-Mayfield
See the profile for Andy Katz-Mayfield, No. 34 on the 40 Under 40.

Jeff Raider, Harry’s

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Courtesy of Jeff Raider
See the profile for Jeff Raider, No. 34 on the 40 Under 40.

Josh Goldin, Alliance Consumer Growth

Josh Goldin Pic
Courtesy of Josh Goldin
See the profile for Josh Goldin, No. 35 on the 40 Under 40.

Julian Steinberg, Alliance Consumer Growth

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Courtesy of Julian Steinberg
See the profile for Julian Steinberg, No. 35 on the 40 Under 40.

Trevor Nelson, Alliance Consumer Growth

Trevor Nelson pic
Courtesy of Trevor Nelson
See the profile for Trevor Nelson, No. 35 on the 40 Under 40.

Julia Hartz, EventBrite

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Courtesy of Julia Hartz
See the profile for Julia Hartz, No. 36 on the 40 Under 40.

Ashifi Gogo, Sproxil

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Courtesy of Ashifi Gogo
See the profile for Ashifi Gogo, No. 38 on the 40 Under 40.

Reshma Saujani, Women Who Code

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Courtesy of Reshma Saujani
See the profile for Reshma Saujani, No. 39 on the 40 Under 40.

Ronda Rousey, UFC

Ronda Baby Pic
Courtesy of AnnMaria DeMars
See the profile for Ronda Rousey, No. 40 on the 40 Under 40.

To see the full list of the Fortune 40 Under 40, visit fortune.com/40-under-40.

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