Mar 23, 2026
The Boston Business Journal has chosen the 2026 honorees for its annual 40 Under 40 program highlighting the best young professionals in Greater Boston.
The 40 Under 40 lineup names the newest stars of the business community. Executive leadership at the Business Journal chose 40 outstanding honorees out of nearly 300 submissions. Honorees were selected for their professional and personal achievements as well as their contributions to the local business community.
The class of 2026 are diverse demographically, geographically and industry.
Here are a few stats on the 2026 class:
- Real estate is the most common profession for the leaders.
- More than a third of honorees identify as people of color.
- Nearly a quarter of honorees founded or own their company.
Each honoree will be profiled to highlight their accomplishments and backgrounds in a special section of the Boston Business Journal this spring. The honorees will be celebrated on May 20 at Big Night Live.
And here is a complete list of honorees:
- Juan Jose Barnabe Perez, HRI Hospital
- Mike Brucat, CBRE
- Judy Cazeau, The OPAC Group
- Chris Costa, CardVault by Tom Brady
- Christian DeJesus Franco, ALPFA Boston
- Sharon Durkan, Boston City Council
- Courtney Dwyer, In Your Court
- Sara Falkson, Robyn Athletic
- Adam Golding, Vi-Leon
- Angelica Gomez, NeighborWorks Housing Solutions
- Daniel Guadagnoli, The Fallon Co.
- Stephen Hanton, Nixon Peabody LLP
- Ming Min Hui, Boston Ballet
- Carter Huffman, Modulate
- Bobby Kelly, Arch Street Glass
- Jen Liang, Novastone Capital Advisors
- Tariana Little, EmVision Productions
- Mary Lupoli, The Lupoli Cos.
- James Massaquoi, Glasswing Ventures
- Andrew Meyer, Pickle Robot Co.
- Alankrita Narang, Boston Harbor Now
- Colleen O'Connor, BioMed Realty
- Toni Phelps, Boston Medical Center Health System
- Aliesha Porcena, Boston Office of Small Business
- Vyas Ramanan, Third Rock Ventures
- Jazmine Ramirez, MassMutual
- Samantha Randel, Randel & Co.
- Erblin Ribari, Manaxo Inc.
- Jovanny Rosado, Denterlein
- Danielle Roth, Santander Bank
- Tara Singh, Hinckley Allen
- Lindsay St. Pierre, Institution for Savings
- Matthew Starr, Boston Showcase Co.
- Michael Sullivan, Plante Moran
- Stephanie Swanson, Associated Industries of Massachusetts
- Ming "Tommy" Tang, AstraZeneca
- Danyson Tavares, Boston Society for Architecture
- Aimee Tsakirellis, Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods
- Erin Vautour, South Coast Improvement Co.
- Danielle Waldman, Silversmith Capital