40 Under 40

It’s been a year of monumental challenges and change, and just one list of 40 emerging leaders wouldn’t be enough. This year, we’re highlighting 40 influential people in each of five categories: finance, technology, healthcare, government and politics, and media and entertainment.
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Finance

  1. Adam White
    Adam White
  2. Adelina Grozdanova
    Adelina Grozdanova
  3. Adena Hefets
    Adena Hefets
  4. Akshay Naheta
    Akshay Naheta
  5. Amy Hong
    Amy Hong
  6. Anna Mason
    Anna Mason
  7. Bill Pang
    Bill Pang
  8. Cameron Peake
    Cameron Peake
  9. Catherine Coley
    Catherine Coley
  10. Céline Dufétel
    Céline Dufétel
  11. Chris Grose
    Chris Grose
  12. Cristina Junqueira
    Cristina Junqueira
  13. Diana Avila
    Diana Avila
  14. Diogo Mónica
    Diogo Mónica
  15. Eric Wu
    Eric Wu
  16. Guillaume Pousaz
    Guillaume Pousaz
  17. Jonathan Levin
    Jonathan Levin
  18. Josh Reeves
    Josh Reeves
  19. Keia Cole
    Keia Cole
  20. Kyle Corcoran
    Kyle Corcoran
  21. Margaret Anadu
    Margaret Anadu
  22. Michele Romanow
    Michele Romanow
  23. Nik Storonsky
    Nik Storonsky
  24. Nima Ghamsari
    Nima Ghamsari
  25. Nir Bar Dea
    Nir Bar Dea
  26. Olugbenga Agboola
    Olugbenga Agboola
  27. Paul Shoukry
    Paul Shoukry
  28. Rebecca Mann
    Rebecca Mann
  29. Rick Yang
    Rick Yang
  30. Sara Wechter
    Sara Wechter
  31. Sarah Cannon
    Sarah Cannon
  32. Sebastian Siemiatkowski
    Sebastian Siemiatkowski
  33. Shivani Siroya
    Shivani Siroya
  34. Sunayna Tuteja
    Sunayna Tuteja
  35. Suneera Madhani
    Suneera Madhani
  36. Val Yap
    Val Yap
  37. William Heard
    William Heard
  38. Yang Bing
    Yang Bing
  39. Yoni Assia
    Yoni Assia
  40. Zach Perret
    Zach Perret

Technology

  1. Adam Mosseri
    Adam Mosseri
  2. Anthony Casalena
    Anthony Casalena
  3. Byju Raveendran
    Byju Raveendran
  4. Carmela Troncoso
    Carmela Troncoso
  5. Cindy Mi
    Cindy Mi
  6. Elizabeth Hamon Reid
    Elizabeth Hamon Reid
  7. Erin Thomas
    Erin Thomas
  8. Falon Fatemi
    Falon Fatemi
  9. God-is Rivera
    God-is Rivera
  10. Henry Schuck
    Henry Schuck
  11. Isha Ambani and Akash Ambani
    Isha Ambani and Akash Ambani
  12. Janine Pelosi
    Janine Pelosi
  13. Jill Hazelbaker
    Jill Hazelbaker
  14. Juergen Mueller
    Juergen Mueller
  15. Kristin Schaefer
    Kristin Schaefer
  16. Kudzi Chikumbu
    Kudzi Chikumbu
  17. Leah Belsky
    Leah Belsky
  18. Lindsey Finch
    Lindsey Finch
  19. Liu Yachao
    Liu Yachao
  20. Lucas Joppa
    Lucas Joppa
  21. Manu Kumar Jain
    Manu Kumar Jain
  22. Marissa Giustina
    Marissa Giustina
  23. Max Schrems
    Max Schrems
  24. Melanie Perkins
    Melanie Perkins
  25. Michael Seibel
    Michael Seibel
  26. Obi Ozor
    Obi Ozor
  27. Peter Szulczewski
    Peter Szulczewski
  28. Rashida Hodge
    Rashida Hodge
  29. Rebecca Elizabeth Lipon Weekly
    Rebecca Elizabeth Lipon Weekly
  30. Steve Huffman
    Steve Huffman
  31. Steve Martocci
    Steve Martocci
  32. Su Hua
    Su Hua
  33. Susy Schöneberg
    Susy Schöneberg
  34. Ted Mabrey
    Ted Mabrey
  35. Tony Xu
    Tony Xu
  36. Trang-Thien Tran
    Trang-Thien Tran
  37. Vanessa Guthrie
    Vanessa Guthrie
  38. Will Cathcart
    Will Cathcart
  39. Wu Tian
    Wu Tian
  40. Ya Xu
    Ya Xu

Healthcare

  1. Abasi Ene-Obong
    Abasi Ene-Obong
  2. Adar Poonawalla
    Adar Poonawalla
  3. Afton Vechery
    Afton Vechery
  4. Alexis C. Komor
    Alexis C. Komor
  5. Ambar Bhattacharyya
    Ambar Bhattacharyya
  6. Amber Bynum
    Amber Bynum
  7. Amir Barsoum
    Amir Barsoum
  8. André Blackman
    André Blackman
  9. Andrew Dudum
    Andrew Dudum
  10. Artem Petakov
    Artem Petakov
  11. Christos Kyratsous
    Christos Kyratsous
  12. Dhaval Shah and Dharmil Sheth
    Dhaval Shah and Dharmil Sheth
  13. Helen Adeosun
    Helen Adeosun
  14. Jackie Jones
    Jackie Jones
  15. Jason Kelly
    Jason Kelly
  16. Julia Cheek
    Julia Cheek
  17. Kartik Ramamoorthi
    Kartik Ramamoorthi
  18. Kate Rosenbluth
    Kate Rosenbluth
  19. Kate Ryder
    Kate Ryder
  20. Kiah Williams
    Kiah Williams
  21. Lauren R. Powell
    Lauren R. Powell
  22. Lily Peng
    Lily Peng
  23. Lily Sarafan
    Lily Sarafan
  24. Luhan Yang
    Luhan Yang
  25. Ma Chun'e
    Ma Chun'e
  26. Michael Kapps
    Michael Kapps
  27. Nicole Gaudelli
    Nicole Gaudelli
  28. Padideh Kamali-Zare
    Padideh Kamali-Zare
  29. Paul and Michael Dabrowski
    Paul and Michael Dabrowski
  30. Prem Tumkosit
    Prem Tumkosit
  31. Racquel Bracken
    Racquel Bracken
  32. Raven Baxter
    Raven Baxter
  33. Rebekah Jones
    Rebekah Jones
  34. Sean Duffy
    Sean Duffy
  35. Suelin Chen
    Suelin Chen
  36. Syra Madad
    Syra Madad
  37. Trevor Bedford
    Trevor Bedford
  38. Will Ahmed
    Will Ahmed
  39. Yonatan Adiri
    Yonatan Adiri
  40. Zachariah Reitano
    Zachariah Reitano

Government and Politics

  1. Alicia Garza
    Alicia Garza
  2. Amanda Litman
    Amanda Litman
  3. Bhaskar Sunkara
    Bhaskar Sunkara
  4. Briahna Joy Gray
    Briahna Joy Gray
  5. Charlotte Clymer
    Charlotte Clymer
  6. Chlöe Swarbrick
    Chlöe Swarbrick
  7. Conor Lamb
    Conor Lamb
  8. Dan Crenshaw
    Dan Crenshaw
  9. Daniel Barash
    Daniel Barash
  10. Deepa Subramaniam
    Deepa Subramaniam
  11. Elise Stefanik
    Elise Stefanik
  12. Isra Hirsi
    Isra Hirsi
  13. Jalisa Washington-Price
    Jalisa Washington-Price
  14. Jamal Raad
    Jamal Raad
  15. Jason Kander
    Jason Kander
  16. Joe Kennedy III
    Joe Kennedy III
  17. Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett
    Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett
  18. Jose Antonio Vargas
    Jose Antonio Vargas
  19. Josie Duffy Rice
    Josie Duffy Rice
  20. Kat Skiles
    Kat Skiles
  21. Kate Bedingfield
    Kate Bedingfield
  22. Kate Johansen
    Kate Johansen
  23. Kayleigh McEnany
    Kayleigh McEnany
  24. Kristin Smith
    Kristin Smith
  25. Lauren Underwood
    Lauren Underwood
  26. Lina Hidalgo
    Lina Hidalgo
  27. Lis Smith
    Lis Smith
  28. Matt Gaetz
    Matt Gaetz
  29. Melissa Kilby
    Melissa Kilby
  30. Michael Grosack
    Michael Grosack
  31. Monica Klein and Elana Leopold
    Monica Klein and Elana Leopold
  32. Nicole Galloway
    Nicole Galloway
  33. Pearl Gabel
    Pearl Gabel
  34. Ron Steslow
    Ron Steslow
  35. Sanna Marin
    Sanna Marin
  36. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
    Sarah Huckabee Sanders
  37. Svante Myrick
    Svante Myrick
  38. Symone Sanders
    Symone Sanders
  39. Tasnim Motala
    Tasnim Motala
  40. Yuh-Line Niou
    Yuh-Line Niou

Media and Entertainment

  1. Andrew Berry
    Andrew Berry
  2. Benjamin Clymer
    Benjamin Clymer
  3. Beyonce Knowles-Carter
    Beyonce Knowles-Carter
  4. Bowen Yang
    Bowen Yang
  5. Brian Stelter
    Brian Stelter
  6. Carolina Garcia
    Carolina Garcia
  7. Charli D'Amelio
    Charli D'Amelio
  8. Dan Levy
    Dan Levy
  9. David Rogier
    David Rogier
  10. Emily Meade
    Emily Meade
  11. Emily Ramshaw
    Emily Ramshaw
  12. Erica Anderson
    Erica Anderson
  13. Fadia Kader
    Fadia Kader
  14. Greta Gerwig
    Greta Gerwig
  15. Haley Sacks
    Haley Sacks
  16. Huda Kattan
    Huda Kattan
  17. Issa Rae
    Issa Rae
  18. Lewis Hamilton
    Lewis Hamilton
  19. Marcus Rashford
    Marcus Rashford
  20. Mari Andrew
    Mari Andrew
  21. Matthew A. Cherry
    Matthew A. Cherry
  22. Max Cutler
    Max Cutler
  23. Michael R. Jackson
    Michael R. Jackson
  24. Michael Sebastian
    Michael Sebastian
  25. Michaela Coel
    Michaela Coel
  26. Mona Chalabi
    Mona Chalabi
  27. Naz Aletaha
    Naz Aletaha
  28. Nick Tran
    Nick Tran
  29. Patrick Mahomes
    Patrick Mahomes
  30. Phoebe Waller-Bridge
    Phoebe Waller-Bridge
  31. Robin Arzón
    Robin Arzón
  32. Ronan Farrow
    Ronan Farrow
  33. Ryan Coogler
    Ryan Coogler
  34. Ryan Wyatt
    Ryan Wyatt
  35. Scooter Braun
    Scooter Braun
  36. Stacy-Marie Ishmael
    Stacy-Marie Ishmael
  37. Taylor Lorenz
    Taylor Lorenz
  38. Telfar Clemens
    Telfar Clemens
  39. Trevor Noah
    Trevor Noah
  40. Zendaya
    Zendaya