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Young people who are changing the world based on an analysis of the Linkedin network

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Introducing the 2016 Next Wave: The 120 people making waves in some of the biggest industries Published on October 11, 2016Featured in: Big Ideas & Innovation, Editor's Picks, Millennials LikeIntroducing the 2016 Next Wave: The 120 people making waves in some of the biggest industries233Comment13ShareShare Introducing the 2016 Next Wave: The 120 people making waves in some of the biggest industries51

Daniel Roth Daniel RothFollowDaniel Roth Executive Editor at LinkedIn

Today we launched the 2016 LinkedIn Next Wave, our second annual reveal of the 10 must-know names who are transforming a dozen different industries. In profile after profile, you’ll find professionals who are leading their companies, business units, peers and employees toward a future that they see more clearly than most. These risk-takers have a sense of where the world is going — and are happy to guide the rest of us there.

There are 120 examples of how that future plays out. But just to give you a taste of the range: You’ve got people like Yasmin Green, the Google executive who is using marketing insights to stop ISIS recruiting. In entertainment, Cynthia Frelund, the first predictive analytics expert at the NFL, is redefining what it means to succeed on the gridiron. In education, Christopher Gray, the contestant who incited the biggest Shark Tank fight to date, is trying to commoditize the process of getting scholarships; and in media, Daniel Lippman, who helped light up the current obsession with newsletters as co-author of Politico Playbook, is now planning what newsletters’ next act looks like.

These Next Wavers are all leading their own initiatives, but in many ways they’re also all highlighting a few big themes (check out bestselling author Joshua Cooper Ramo’s terrific essay for more on the power of knowing what’s next). For any of you looking to expand your career, take a look at the some of the big ideas that are emerging from our Next Wavers and their work:

• B2B is getting roiled Trends and tech-driven innovation that have become common in consumer brands are starting to change the B2B world. That’s true whether you’re talking about fast fashion attacking the world of hospital scrubs to robots doing inventory checks at Walgreens.

• A strong network matters more than ever… The Next Wave honorees have 25X more connections than the average LinkedIn member, and 10% of their connections are with senior leaders, proving that a strong network is critical to success.

• ...but your education credentials don’t Over 60 percent of the Next Wave honorees do not have an Ivy League education and 60 percent did not attend graduate school.

• A.I. will soon be everywhere These are still the early days, but every industry is seeing A.I. inroads, from self-driving trucks to robo-driven job interviews.

• Sustainability moves from PR to core Many of the Next Wavers are developing businesses that tackle issues critical to the entire planet, whether that’s developing sustainable protein sources from crickets or building a vertical farm that takes up less than 1 percent of the land required of conventional growers.

Our Next Wave methodology remained the same as in 2015. To narrow down LinkedIn’s 450+ million member base to create this list, we examined millions of member interactions such as which profiles were most viewed by members in the same industry; social engagement performance and the frequency that candidates appeared in the news, using Newsle data. We limited the list to those who live in the U.S. (with international versions coming next year). We also applied an editorial lens and polled the 2015 Next Wavers to see who they’re watching now. Finally, we consulted LinkedIn Influencers such as Hotel Tonight CEO Sam Shank and CEO of Crisis Text Line Nancy Lublin to vet and suggest professionals in their industries.

We also use an age cutoff for coming up with our list: 35 and under. Our goal is to surface people who are destined to be the leaders of tomorrow, those likely to one day lead or build large companies or launch major movements. The average age of a successful tech founder is 39, according to a 2009 study by the Kauffman Foundation. We tried to find the data that would give you a sneak peek at who some of these people might be — in tech and beyond.

Throughout the year, we’ll continue to highlight what honorees are doing, what they’re finding or who is on the short list for next year.

Some great features to start with: The slightly insane morning routines of the Next Wave, by Olivia Barrow Can this 26-year-old change the face of venture capital? by Caroline Fairchild The emerging job title that's popping up in public education, by Maya Pope-Chappell You can follow #LinkedInNextWave on LinkedIn and Twitter to keep up with the latest news on the list and to share your congratulations with those who made it.

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https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/education Education Education See the top 10 rethinking how we learn. Education The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the 10 stars thinking up ideas that go beyond the classroom. Aisha Bowe Aisha Bowe Co-founder and CEO, STEMBoard As an aerospace engineer at NASA, Bowe developed methods to make air travel safer... more about Aisha Bowe Jeff Fernandez Jeff Fernandez Co-founder and CEO, Grovo Corporate training sessions are often stuffy and boring. But Fernandez has committed... more about Jeff Fernandez Jennifer Francis Jennifer Francis Senior dean, Relay Graduate School of Education After obtaining a scholarship to attend a private boarding school, Francis... more about Jennifer Francis Christopher Gray Christopher Gray Co-founder and CEO, Scholly Many students have been crippled by student debt, but Gray avoided that headache... more about Christopher Gray Jeremy Johnson Jeremy Johnson Co-founder and CEO, Andela Employers worldwide often complain about the widening skills gap in technology... more about Jeremy Johnson Jeremy Keeshin Jeremy Keeshin Co-founder and CEO, CodeHS Reading and writing have always been core to the skills we expect students to learn, but... more about Jeremy Keeshin Mike Koprowski Mike Koprowski Chief of transformation and innovation, Dallas Independent School District New job titles often emerge to match new technologies and needs of industry. One such... more about Mike Koprowski Francis Larson Francis Larson Founder, Leif As the cost of a college education spirals ever higher, the thought of paying for a bachelor’s degree... more about Francis Larson Shauntel Poulson Shauntel Poulson Co-found and general partner, Reach Capital As an engineer, Poulson has always thrived on solving problems. That’s why... more about Shauntel Poulson Zakiya Smith Zakiya Smith Strategy director, Lumina Foundation Student debt, rising tuition and the college graduation crisis are some of the biggest... more about Zakiya Smith Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016 Linkedin.com About Cookie Policy Privacy Policy User Agreement Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/entertainment Entertainment Entertainment See the top 10 finding new ways to get us listening, watching and laughing. Entertainment The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the 10 stars finding new ways to keep us listening, watching and laughing. Jack Conte Jack Conte Co-founder and CEO, Patreon Conte is no stranger to the struggles of a working musician. As a singer-songwriter... more about Jack Conte Daveed Diggs Daveed Diggs Actor, rapper and teacher Not only has history proven him wrong — the “Hamilton” star’s electrifying performances... more about Daveed Diggs Cynthia Frelund Cynthia Frelund Predictive analytics expert, NFL Media Who should you pick in your fantasy football draft? Your best bet would be to ask... more about Cynthia Frelund Grady Gamble Grady Gamble COO and CFO, Adaptive Studios Gamble is the chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Adaptive Studios, a new... more about Grady Gamble Thomas Gayno Thomas Gayno Product lead, Spotify Gayno wields an impressive tech resume: Expedia, YouTube, Google, startup founder, acquiree... more about Thomas Gayno Sal Gentile Sal Gentile Writer, 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' Gentile found an unexpected sweet spot. The writer for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” is a... more about Sal Gentile Alana Mayo Alana Mayo Vice president of production, Paramount Pictures Hollywood breakthroughs are rare. As evidenced by the all-white Oscar... more about Alana Mayo Vinith Misra Vinith Misra Senior data scientist, Netflix Fans of HBO’s “Silicon Valley” will be familiar with Misra — or at least his code... more about Vinith Misra Tyler Nelson Tyler Nelson Television and film editor Nelson spent nearly a decade editing for film and television and became more... more about Tyler Nelson Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling Violinist, dancer, composer and YouTube star It’s hard to put a label on Stirling. She’s a classical violinist, chart-topping hip-hop and EDM artist... more about Lindsey Stirling Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016 Linkedin.com About Cookie Policy Privacy Policy User Agreement Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/food Food & Leisure Food & Leisure See the top 10 changing the way you eat and sleep. Food & Leisure The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the 10 stars influencing what you eat, where you stay and how you travel. Sasan Amini Sasan Amini CEO and co-founder, Clear Labs Completing a Ph.D. in five years is one thing. Earning a Ph.D. at Princeton in... more about Sasan Amini Jessica Foust Jessica Foust Director of culinary innovation, McDonald's These days, McDonald’s is hoping you’ll love more than its new all-day breakfast menu... more about Jessica Foust Andrew Gauthier Andrew Gauthier Executive producer, BuzzFeed Motion Pictures Tasty videos — those minute-long recipe clips that dominate your Facebook... more about Andrew Gauthier Nick Halla Nick Halla Chief strategy officer, Impossible Foods Founded in 2011 and backed by the likes of Bill Gates, Impossible Foods is focused... more about Nick Halla Mark Newman Mark Newman Founder, chief customer officer, HireVue The job interview is going to the machines. Newman is transforming the hiring... more about Mark Newman Ashley Peterson Ashley Peterson VP of experience, Sweetgreen Vegan, gluten-free, local, seasonal: That’s what you’ll find at Sweetgreen, a fast-growing... more about Ashley Peterson Vicki Poulos Vicki Poulos Global brand director, Moxy Hotels at Marriott International How does Marriott International, the biggest hotel operator on earth, create a chain... more about Vicki Poulos Gregory Sewitz Gregory Sewitz Co-founder, Exo Should bugs be our next sustainable food source? Sewitz, 25, thinks so... more about Gregory Sewitz Ben Simon Ben Simon CEO, Imperfect American grocery stores are basically beauty pageants. For every four perfect apples... more about Ben Simon Justin Zabilansky Justin Zabilansky Bioengineer, AeroFarms One of the biggest experiments in food is playing out in a former paintball and laser-tag arena in Newark... more about Justin Zabilansky Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016 Linkedin.com About Cookie Policy Privacy Policy User Agreement

https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/government Government Government See the top 10, from data wonks to transit fixers. Government The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the 10 stars changing how government and policy works. Jeff Chen Jeff Chen Chief data scientist, U.S. Dept. of Commerce Data science may be the sexiest job of the 21st century, but Chen acknowledges it's 'in it nascent stages... more about Jeff Chen Tiffany Chu Tiffany Chu Co-founder, Remix Remix, the transit-mapping platform co-founded by Chu, allows engineers and city planners to... more about Tiffany Chu Cassandra DeWitt Cassandra DeWitt Lead data scientist, Detroit Fire Department Local governments collect troves of data but it’s only recently that they’ve begun... more about Cassandra DeWitt Rachel Haot Rachel Haot Managing director, 1776 Having previously served as Chief Digital Officer for both the City of New York... more about Rachel Haot Hudson Hollister Hudson Hollister Founder and executive director, Data Coalition When he was unable to reform from within, Hollister left government and got busy... more about Hudson Hollister Derek Khanna Derek Khanna Associate, Fenwick & West At 24, Khanna set a precedent for how everyday Americans can change policy... more about Derek Khanna Timothy Lowden Timothy Lowden Digital analytics program manager, GSA Big Data finds new meaning in the Digital Analytics Program that Lowden, 30, operates within... more about Timothy Lowden Josh Miller Josh Miller Director of product, The White House Drop out of university, invent, iterate, sell your startup to Facebook... more about Josh Miller Haley Van Dyck Haley Van Dyck Co-founder, U.S. Digital Service Van Dyck first made her mark in the 2008 presidential campaign... more about Haley Van Dyck Jase Wilson Jase Wilson CEO, Neighborly Here’s a term that rarely gets entrepreneurs’ blood flowing: Muni bonds. Wilson... more about Jase Wilson Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016 Linkedin.com About Cookie Policy Privacy Policy User Agreement Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/healthcare Healthcare Healthcare See the top 10 taking on drug prices, mental health and more. Healthcare The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the 10 stars modernizing medicine and creating healthier lives. Elizabeth Asai Elizabeth Asai CEO, 3Derm Systems In small and rural communities, one of the biggest challenges patients face is finding... more about Elizabeth Asai Zoe Barry Zoe Barry Founder and CEO, ZappRx The process of filling a prescription for a specialty drug can be incredibly time consuming and complex... more about Zoe Barry Josh Bruno Josh Bruno Co-founder and CEO, Hometeam America is graying. And that means an increasing number of seniors are facing the question... more about Josh Bruno Geoffrey Chaiken Geoffrey Chaiken Co-founder and CEO, Blink Health When it comes to shopping online for prescription drugs, consumers... more about Geoffrey Chaiken Sean Duffy Sean Duffy Co-founder and CEO, Omada Health Treating people with chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease is expensive... more about Sean Duffy Rachel Haurwitz Rachel Haurwitz CEO, Caribou Biosciences The scientific community is excited about the potential for CRISPR technology... more about Rachel Haurwitz Dr. David Mou Dr. David Mou Co-founder and medical director, Valera Health Mental illness is an area that hasn’t received as much attention from digital health... more about Dr. David Mou Dr. Loren Robinson Dr. Loren Robinson Deputy secretary for health promotion, Penn. Dept. of Health Researchers on the cutting edge of medical research are finding that when it comes to health... more about Dr. Loren Robinson Mandira Singh Mandira Singh Director of more disruption please, Athenahealth In the confusing and heavily-regulated world of healthcare... more about Mandira Singh Mark Smith Mark Smith Co-founder and research director, OpenBiome There are many infections that patients can acquire in a hospital setting... more about Mark Smith Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016 Linkedin.com About Cookie Policy Privacy Policy User Agreement Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/marketing Marketing & Social Media Marketing & Social Media See the top 10 blending creativity with commerce. Marketing & Social Media The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the 10 stars blending creativity with commerce. Phil Alexander Phil Alexander Founder and CEO, ConceptDrop Who says tech and creative have to be enemies? For Chicago-based startup... more about Phil Alexander Daniel Altmann Daniel Altmann Co-founder and CEO, Naritiv What do Coca-Cola, Marriott, and “Pretty Little Liars” have in common? They’ve all teamed up with... more about Daniel Altmann Mallory Blair Mallory Blair Co-founder and CEO, Small Girls PR “Public relations is more than press hits,” says Blair, 27. That’s the foundation of Small Girls PR... more about Mallory Blair Stephen Ellis Stephen Ellis Strategic partnerships manager, Facebook Facebook wants a piece of the $500 million e-sports market... more about Stephen Ellis Mebrulin Francisco Mebrulin Francisco Senior partner and director of marketing analytics, GroupM Multicultural consumers account for 38% of... more about Mebrulin Francisco Elias Friedman Elias Friedman Photographer, The Dogist Three years ago, opportunity came knocking for Friedman — it just didn’t look like... more about Elias Friedman Pam Grossman Pam Grossman Director of visual trends, Getty Images “Images are ubiquitous: they are the universal language, and they surround us all the time... more about Pam Grossman Christine Mi Christine Mi Snapchat artist and content strategist, Miologie Forget duck-face selfies and Kardashian contouring. Mi is... more about Christine Mi Michael Nutt Michael Nutt Co-founder and CTO, Movable Ink There are so many channels for a marketer to master, but boring old email... more about Michael Nutt Lyle Stevens Lyle Stevens Co-founder and CEO, Mavrck Boston startup Mavrck has an answer for one of the hottest questions in advertising... more about Lyle Stevens Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016 Linkedin.com About Cookie Policy Privacy Policy User Agreement Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/media Media Media See the top 10 influencing what you read, watch and listen to daily. Media The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the 10 stars influencing what you read, watch and listen to daily. Nick Bell Nick Bell VP of content, Snapchat Snapchat’s made itself a hub for addictive videos, and Bell is the force... more about Nick Bell Nellie Bowles Nellie Bowles Silicon Valley correspondent, Vice on HBO Traditional network nightly news programs — those 30-minute summations of the day’s events... more about Nellie Bowles B. Evan Burns B. Evan Burns Founder and CEO, Odyssey Burns, 28, founded Odyssey as an undergraduate at Indiana University because he believed there was a massive need... more about B. Evan Burns Morgan DeBaun Morgan DeBaun Founder and CEO, Blavity A frequent, legitimate criticism of mainstream media is that people of color are both underrepresented in news... more about Morgan DeBaun Jessica Grose Jessica Grose Editor-in-chief, Lenny When “Girls” creator Lena Dunham and her creative partner Jenni Konner wanted to start a feminist email... more about Jessica Grose Daniel Lippman Daniel Lippman Reporter/co-author of POLITICO Playbook, POLITICO In college, Lippman used email to get the attention of the Washington press corps... more about Daniel Lippman Mark S. Luckie Mark S. Luckie Head of journalism and media, Reddit When Luckie, 33, is considering a new job, he asks this question: “Am I doing something... more about Mark S. Luckie Jenna Pirog Jenna Pirog VR editor, The New York Times Magazine Virtual reality is one of the hottest forms of storytelling; Pirog is figuring... more about Jenna Pirog Nabiha Syed Nabiha Syed Asst. general counsel, BuzzFeed Will drones be reporting on your every move in the future? Syed, 31, is delving... more about Nabiha Syed Monique White Monique White Product manager and team lead of news automation, Bloomberg LP Bloomberg is a news organization obsessed with speed: it’s long sought... more about Monique White Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016 Linkedin.com About Cookie Policy Privacy Policy User Agreement Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/retail Retail Retail See the top 10 rethinking shirts to shipping. Retail The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the 10 stars rethinking how you shop, what you buy and how it all gets to you. Jonas Cleveland Jonas Cleveland Co-founder, CEO and CTO, COSY One of the critical tasks in retail is to optimally manage the use of floor space within... more about Jonas Cleveland Leura Fine Leura Fine Founder and CEO, Laurel & Wolf Interior design seems like one of those services that is pretty much tech proof... more about Leura Fine Heather Hasson Heather Hasson Co-founder and CEO, FIGS Scrubs are anything but high fashion. So, what made Hasson, a fashion... more about Heather Hasson Michelle Jolly Michelle Jolly Principal product manager, Amazon.com Amazon’s the king of e-commerce. With 34-year-old Jolly’s help... more about Michelle Jolly Kevin Lavelle Kevin Lavelle Founder and CEO, Mizzen+Main It seems counter-intuitive and yet inevitable: classic button down shirts for men... more about Kevin Lavelle Mariya Nurislamova Mariya Nurislamova Co-founder and CEO, Scentbird Have you ever had trouble finding your go-to “scent?” Or perhaps you want to try... more about Mariya Nurislamova Aubrie Pagano Aubrie Pagano Co-founder and CEO, Bow & Drape Bow & Drape has been called an “emoji-happy millennial’s dream brand,” but... more about Aubrie Pagano Michael Preysman Michael Preysman Founder and CEO, Everlane After three years as an investment analyst at Elevation Partners, Preysman... more about Michael Preysman Benita Singh Benita Singh Founder and CEO, Le Souk It would stretch the travel budget of any designer to hit the world’s finest textile mills... more about Benita Singh Laura Behrens Wu Laura Behrens Wu Founder and CEO, Shippo Amazon-level logistics are what small businesses dream of—flawless two-day... more about Laura Behrens Wu Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016 Linkedin.com About Cookie Policy Privacy Policy User Agreement Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/social-impact Social Impact Social Impact See the top 10, all making the world better.

Software Software See the 10 who are expanding the reach of software. Social Impact The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the 10 stars changing our world. Felicia Curcuru Felicia Curcuru Founder and CEO, Binti This isn’t just business, it’s also personal. Binti co-founder and CEO Curcuru wants to upend... more about Felicia Curcuru Caitlyn Fox Caitlyn Fox Chief of staff, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative When Mark Zuckerberg promised to put 99% of his net worth toward... more about Caitlyn Fox Svetha Janumpalli Svetha Janumpalli Founder and CEO, New Incentives Sometimes the simplest things can be the most innovative. Janumpalli’s New Incentives proves that... more about Svetha Janumpalli Rita Ko Rita Ko Digital strategist, UN Refugee Agency Nearly 60 million people worldwide have been forced to leave their homes due to violence... more about Rita Ko Emily Miller Emily Miller Co-founder, Rumi Spice On a military tour through Afghanistan... more about Emily Miller Brittany Packnett Brittany Packnett Vice president of national community alliances, Teach for America Packnett is defining a new generation of educators — ones that aren’t just teaching math and English... more about Brittany Packnett Dr. Usha Periyanayagam Dr. Usha Periyanayagam Physician and affiliate faculty, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Periyanayagam has been all over the world, from Honduras to East Africa and beyond... more about Dr. Usha Periyanayagam Jake Porway Jake Porway Founder and executive director, DataKind Data — collecting it, analyzing it — has won over the corporate world; but the costs and complexity... more about Jake Porway Casey Schwarz Casey Schwarz Senior counsel for education and federal policy, Medicare Rights Center Medicare is not always the easiest thing to understand... more about Casey Schwarz Aaron Walker Aaron Walker Founder and CEO, Camelback Ventures The data is stark: Minorities are less likely to receive investment funding for their startup... more about Aaron Walker Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016 Linkedin.com About Cookie Policy Privacy Policy User Agreement Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/software Software Software See the top 10, all making the world better. Software The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the 10 stars who are expanding the reach of software. Jobert Abma Jobert Abma Co-founder, HackerOne Hacking is a way of life for 26-year-old Abma — or at least for half of it; he has been hacking into computers... more about Jobert Abma Brian Anderson Brian Anderson Senior research engineer, Mozilla Writing code that works reliably the first time (and that doesn’t crash) is incredibly... more about Brian Anderson Adam Enbar Adam Enbar Co-founder and CEO, Flatiron School Enbar is not your typical Harvard Business School grad: After teaching entrepreneurship to prisoners... more about Adam Enbar Michelle Glauser Michelle Glauser Founder and CEO, Techtronica Any good engineer can solve problems; Glauser challenges the assumptions behind them. If you missed the... more about Michelle Glauser Andrea Goulet Andrea Goulet Co-founder and CEO, Corgibytes There’s a reason why Andrea Goulet chose to get a JavaScript tattoo on her right wrist... more about Andrea Goulet Lara Hogan Lara Hogan Engineering director, Etsy A self-taught front-end developer, 31-year-old Hogan now leads the 40-person product infrastructure engineering team... more about Lara Hogan James Scott James Scott Innovation specialist and lead diversity engineer, 18F One question drives 26-year-old Scott: “Is the user’s life better?” In this case, the user... more about James Scott Ashu Singhal Ashu Singhal Co-founder, Benchling Singhal is helping create the Salesforce of biotech: a singular technology... more about Ashu Singhal Jeffrey Wieland Jeffrey Wieland Head of accessibility engineering, Facebook Facebook is a visual medium — and with the push into video getting more so all the time. Not surprisingly... more about Jeffrey Wieland Yan Zhu Yan Zhu Senior software engineer, Brave Zhu is working nonstop to keep you safe online... more about Yan Zhu Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016 Linkedin.com About Cookie Policy Privacy Policy User Agreement Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/technology Technology Technology See the top 10, from autos to AI. Technology The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the 10 stars changing how we connect and interact.

Ian Bernstein

Ian Bernstein Founder and CTO, Sphero When Star Wars fans first saw that a new toy maker was on the market... more about Ian Bernstein Don Burnette Don Burnette Co-founder, Otto While tech giants like Google, Lyft, Tesla and others race to get to the market with autonomous... more about Don Burnette

Peter Deng Peter Deng Head of product management, Oculus Virtual reality stands to upend the tech industry as we know it, and Deng... more about Peter Deng Yasmin Green Yasmin Green Head of research and development, Jigsaw Green doesn’t shy away from a challenge. As head... more about Yasmin Green

Lexie Komisar Lexie Komisar Senior lead, IBM Digital Innovation Lab You likely know who IBM Watson is, but who you also need to know is Komisar... more about Lexie Komisar Nathan Kundtz Nathan Kundtz CEO and president, Kymeta When Kundtz gets in front of crowds to talk about his company’s technology... more about Nathan Kundtz

Nancy Liang Nancy Liang Senior product manager, Amazon Alexa Alexa, the voice service behind Amazon’s Echo device, has been hailed as... more about Nancy Liang

Jessica O. Matthews Jessica O. Matthews Founder and CEO, Uncharted Play Who says work and play need to be kept separate? Matthews created... more about Jessica O. Matthews

Skylar Tibbits Skylar Tibbits Director, Self-Assembly Lab, MIT Tibbits, 31, is out to show that any material can achieve what he calls... more about Skylar Tibbits

Nick Weaver Nick Weaver Co-founder and CEO, eero Weaver built his startup based on a problem his parents complained about daily... more about Nick Weaver Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016

https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/vc-and-finance VC & Finance VC & Finance See the top 10 changing the world of investing and money. VC & Finance The top professionals 35 and under, surfaced by LinkedIn data and more. These are the stars bringing new thinking to the world of venture capital and money. Pierpaolo Barbieri Pierpaolo Barbieri Executive director, Greenmantle Barbieri is not your standard financial advisor. As the executive director of Greenmantle... more about Pierpaolo Barbieri Peter Boyce II Peter Boyce II VC, General Catalyst Partners Boyce saw the venture capital industry’s infatuation with young talent and took it to its next logical step... more about Peter Boyce II Connie Chan Connie Chan Partner, Andreessen Horowitz While hordes of venture capitalists find themselves heads down focused on all the startup... more about Connie Chan Sarah Guo Sarah Guo Investor, Greylock Partners Startup culture practically runs through Guo’s blood: Her parents are both founders... more about Sarah Guo Rebecca Kaden Rebecca Kaden General Partner, Maveron Kaden moves quickly. After meeting Louis Beryl when he was a partner at Andreessen... more about Rebecca Kaden Daniel Nadler Daniel Nadler Founder and CEO, Kensho Nadler’s company has been called a Siri for Wall Street, a “Moneyball” for finance... more about Daniel Nadler Clara Sieg Clara Sieg Partner, Revolution In 2015, when venture capital firms couldn’t deploy their money fast enough... more about Clara Sieg Stefan Thomas Stefan Thomas CTO, Ripple The Internet was successful because it provided a platform for all kinds of different... more about Stefan Thomas Aly Tobiasz Aly Tobiasz Senior software engineer, Symphony Bloomberg’s $21,000-a-year financial terminals have dotted Wall Street trading desks for... more about Aly Tobiasz Shivon Zilis Shivon Zilis Partner, Bloomberg Beta Zilis, a 30-year-old partner at venture capital firm Bloomberg Beta, is widely considered... more about Shivon Zilis Know someone who deserves to be on the list? Send a nomination For more about the methodology, read here. LinkedIn Corporation © 2016 Linkedin.com About Cookie Policy Privacy Policy User Agreement Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

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