Forty Under 40 Class of 2017: Introduction

More about this year’s class

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Where they were born, where they went to school — and what music fuels their soul

The people who influenced their careers

Their favorite vacation destinations

Biggest challenges facing the industry today

Most memorable sporting event

Photos of the 40 from their childhood years

Books on the Forty Under 40 reading list

Sporting event they most want to attend

Forty Under 40 hall of famers

Advice for those seeking a sports biz career

How is this generation changing the business?

Sports business is an industry rich in stories, and in the people behind them. The 40 individual stories told in the coming pages reveal inspiration, achievement, humor and discovery. SportsBusiness Journal is proud to present its 18th class of Forty Under 40, a tribute to some of the best and brightest executives under the age of 40.

Seth Bacon

Derek Belch

Ilan Ben-Hanan

Jimmy Bruns

Lisa Campos

Daniel Cherry III

Jason Cohen

Sakiya Daniel

Will Dean

Rob DeAngelis

Bill Fagan

Cole Gahagan

Rocky Harris

Jeff Ianello

Martin Jarmond

Katherine Johnson

Nick Kelly

Elena Klau

Brandon Lloyd

J.B. Lockhart

Olek Loewenstein

Matthew Nussbaum

David Oxfeld

Dan Parise

Anthony Perez

Ashwin Puri

Alex Radetsky

Ann Rodriguez

Jeffrey Roth

Connor Schell

Brandon Schneider

Vishal Shah

Gretchen Sheirr

Tobias Sherman

Justin Toman

Jeremy Walls

Danny White

Chip Wile

Mike Zabik

Tim Zue



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