About Crain’s 40 Under 40: Since 1989, Crain’s has honored more than 1,100 people, many of whom have gone on to national recognition. Among the stars who have earned the title since the list’s 1989 inception are Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Rahm Emanuel, Lisa Madigan, J.B. Pritzker, Grant Achatz, Ken Griffin, Harper Reed, Alpana Singh, Chance the Rapper and Hebru Brantley.
Our 2017 class continues this tradition. Selected for the honor from more than 500 nominations are seven founders or CEOs who are running some of the city’s most exciting companies, plus nonprofit chiefs, financiers, politicos, inventors, artists, risk takers and rule breakers.