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40 Under 40

Welcome to Fortune’s 2016 40 Under 40, our annual ranking of the most influential young people in business—for the second time, 100 percent brand new. Read on to meet these disruptors, innovators, rebels and artists—and prepare to be inspired. Read more about the list here.
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    Brendan Bechtel
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    Ye Jianming
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    Jake Sullivan
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    Emmanuel Macron
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    Thomas Saueressig
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    Jeff Lawson
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    Daniel Kan, Kyle Vogt
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    Mike Cannon-Brookes, Scott Farquhar
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    Rachel Holt
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    Bill Ready
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    Joey Levin
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    Ryan Smith
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    Joel Gay
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    Bozoma Saint John
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    Brad Katsuyama
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    Kim Posnett
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    Anthony Tan, Hooi Ling Tan
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    Matt Salzberg
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    Dianne McKeever
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    Matt Mullenweg
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    Fidji Simo
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    Joe Zadeh
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    Rachel Haurwitz
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    Clay Bavor
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    Sophie Watts
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    Morgan Vawter
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    Jon Stein
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    Tim Ferriss
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    Adam Grant
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    Katrina Lake
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    Lin-Manuel Miranda
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    Vitalik Buterin
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    "Moxie Marlinspike"
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    Payal Kadakia
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    Paul Judge
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    April Underwood
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    Katherine Power
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    Marie Kondo
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    Jacob Lief
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    Carly Zakin, Danielle Weisberg
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    Alex Skatell
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    James Corden
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