The new class was selected by a panel of past winners of the 40 Under Forty award from about 380 nominations submitted on the Atlanta Business Chronicle website. They will be celebrated at a virtual awards event on Nov. 5, 2020.
The honorees, in alphabetical order by last name, are:
- TJ Abrams, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, EXOS
- Tope Awotona, CEO and founder, Calendly
- Kabir Barday, founder, president and CEO, OneTrust LLC
- Greg Benoit, CEO, QGenda LLC
- Lauren Bricks, chief operating officer and co-founder, Ipsum Diagnostics
- Jewel Burks Solomon, head, Google for Startups, U.S.
- Elizabeth (Liz) Broadway Brown, partner, Alston & Bird LLP
- Kirk Brown, chief development and communications officer, The Ron Clark Academy
- Yehimi Cambron Alvarez, artist, activist and public speaker, Yehimi Cambron LLC
- Garrett Cathcart, executive director, Mission Roll Call
- Heather Catlin, anchor and reporter, WSB-TV
- Greg Clay, partner, Lieneur Inc.
- Omar Esposito, chief revenue officer, Stackfolio Inc.
- Megan Fagge, senior associate, Cooper Carry
- Kellie Glenn, director of development, Covenant House Georgia
- Marshall Guest, senior vice president, public policy and business climate, Metro Atlanta Chamber
- Lakeysha Hallmon, founder and CEO, The Village Market
- Ryan Haumschild, director of pharmaceutical services, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- Joseph Heatherly, partner, Grant Thornton LLP
- Chris Herron, CEO, Creature Comforts Brewing Co.
- Amanda Hyland, partner, Taylor English Duma LLP
- Aamir Kazi, principal, Fish & Richardson
- Debra Lam, executive director, Partnership for Inclusive Innovation
- Jesse Marinko, CEO and founder, Phoenix Senior Living
- Andrew McConnell, CEO, Rented Inc.
- Malcolm Mitchell, founder, Share the Magic Foundation
- Dr. Jacquelyn A. Jetton O'Banion, director, Global Ophthalmology program, Emory Eye Center, and assistant professor, comprehensive ophthalmology, Emory Clinic - School of Medicine
- Phil Olaleye, executive director, Next Generation Men and Women
- TK Petersen*, chief financial officer and co-founder, The Gathering Spot
- Steve Reis, senior partner, McKinsey & Co.
- Jim Schroder, partner and chief financial officer, TriBridge Residential
- Mari Sifo, chief human resources officer, SWM International
- Julia Skinner, founder and director, Root
- Jagruti Solanki, partner, Aprio LLP
- Joshua (Josh) Sommer, vice president, Cox Communications
- Jodi Taylor, associate general counsel, Brasfield & Gorrie
- Antrell Tyson, director of policy and legislation, WorkSource Atlanta
- Sachin Varghese, associate, Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP
- Dr. Sarah Vinson, founder, Lorio Psych Group and Lorio Forensics
- Ryan Wilson*, CEO and co-founder, The Gathering Spot
- Dr. Mojgan Zare, executive director, Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition
*The co-founders of The Gathering Spot, TK Petersen and Ryan Wilson, count as a single honoree.
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Alumni Theo Keyserling, Marty Fleischmann and Yovany Jerez
