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Behind the Scenes: Photos From Fortune’s 40 Under 40 Party

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October 14, 2016, 8:06 PM ET
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Every fall, Fortune releases its 40 Under 40 list, an annual ranking of the most influential business, media, and political leaders under 40 years old. And every fall, we toast them at a big party in San Francisco, where many of the honorees are based.

In years past, the festivities have been held at the headquarters of buzzy tech startups like GitHub and Airbnb. This year, on Oct. 13, the bash was at the headquarters of blogging software company Automattic, led by CEO Matt Mullenweg, who was No. 20 on this year’s 40 Under 40 list.

Here are photos from the event. You can see the entire 40 Under 40 list here.

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield (rear left), Atlassian president Jay Simons (in front), and this year’s 40 Under 40 honorees Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson (second from left), Atlassian Co-CEOs Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar (center rear), and Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith (right rear). Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Peter Pham, co-founder of Science, and Josh Felser, partner at Freestyle.vc. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party
Fortune’s assistant managing editor Leigh Gallagher. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party
Rachel Holt (center), Uber’s regional general manager for U.S. and Canada and a 2016 40 Under 40 honoree, with Momo Zhou, corporate communications, Uber (left), and Nairi Hourdajian, vice president of communications, Canaan Partners (right). Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party
Sophie Watts, president of STX Entertainment and a 2016 40 Under 40 honoree, with Fortune’s Gallagher. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party
An Infiniti on display at the party. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Rachel Holt, right, Head of North American Operations at Uber and 2016 honoree on Fortune's 40 Under 40 list, and MoMo Zhou, Corporate Communications at Uber, checks out the party gift bag contents.
Uber’s Holt (right), checking out the party gift bag with Zhou. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party
Guests pose for a photo. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party
Leena Rao, senior writer for Fortune (left), Katherine Power, (center) CEO of Clique Media Group and a 2016 40 Under 40 honoree, and Jennifer Baskin, senior account manager, WePay. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Ice cream served during the party. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Joe Zadeh, vice president of product at Airbnb, speaks with Lawson, left, Rao (right), and Gallagher. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Guests check out the Infiniti car. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party
Guests socialize. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party
Bozoma Saint John, head of global consumer marketing for Apple Music and a 2016 40 Under honoree — Getty Images for Fortune

Mike Cannon-Brookes, left, and Scott Farquhar, co-founders and co-CEOs of Atlassian and 2016 honorees on Fortune's 40 Under 40 list, pose for a photo.
Cannon-Brookes (left) and Scott Farquhar, co-CEOs of Atlassian and 2016 40 Under 40 honorees. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Paul Judge, Co-founder and CEO of Luma and 2016 honoree on Fortune's 40 Under 40 list, checks out the Infiniti car display.
Paul Judge, CEO of Luma and a 2016 40 Under 40 honoree. Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party
Twilio’s Lawson (center) with Atlassian’s Cannon-Brookes (right). Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party
Fortune reporter Jonathan Vanian (right) and his wife, Ann Edwards (center). Kelly Sullivan — Getty Images for Fortune

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