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October 20, 2011
FORTUNE REVEALS ANNUAL LIST OF THE 40 UNDER 40 HOTTEST YOUNG STARS IN BUSINESS
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Takes No. 1 Spot, Google’s Larry Page comes in at No. 2, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey at No. 8
OCTOBER 20, 2011, New York, NY – For the second year,FORTUNE reveals its annual 40 under 40 list of hottest young stars in business. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes the No. 1 spot on the list this year followed by Google’s Larry Page and Bridgewater Associates’ Greg Jensen. FORTUNE editors write, “They’re innovators, disrupters, and job creators; in fact, it’s a pretty safe bet you’re going to be working for them someday—if you aren’t already! They’re in technology, yes, but also in movies, music, athletic wear, and even curry-flavored chocolate. And the scary thing is they’re just getting started.”
TOP 10 OF FORTUNE’S 2011 40 UNDER 40: #1 - Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Facebook; #2 - Larry Page, Co-Founder and CEO, Google; #3 - Greg Jensen, Co-CIO, Bridgewater Associates; #4 - Aditya Mittal, Chief Financial Officer, ArcelorMittal; #5 - John Arnold, Founder, Centaurus Energy; #6 – Brian Deese, Deputy Director, National Economic Council; #7 – Daniel Ammann, Chief Financial Officer, General Motors; #8 – Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Twitter, Co-Founder and CEO, Square; #9 – Jeff George, Global Head of Sandoz, Novartis; #10 – Sid Sankaran, Chief Risk Officer, AIG.
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National Economic Council’s Brian Deese (#6) on travel survival tips: “Arrive at the airport at least 10 minutes before your plane departs.”
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey (#8) on his best management tactic: “I break my days into themes: Monday is management, Tuesday is product, Wednesday is marketing, Thursday is partnerships, Friday is company culture, Saturday is recruiting.”
CBS President David Rhodes (#17) on the business term he hates the most, “Worst overused business term: facilitate. Who grew up saying, ‘Mom, when I grow up I want to facilitate.’ How about instead ‘I’d like to report, disclose, reveal’?”
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ONES TO WATCH. 20 MORE ON FORTUNE’S UNDER 40 RADAR. FORTUNE editors are keeping an eye on these 20 innovators, a group that includes a solar-panel duo, a former Hillary Clinton campaign staffer, a hedge fund upstart, and New York’s digital guru.
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2011 FORTUNE 40 UNDER 40 List
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Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO, Facebook
Larry Page, Co-founder and CEO, Google
Greg Jensen, Co-CIO, Bridgewater Associates
Aditya Mittal, CFO, ArcelorMittal
John Arnold, Founder, Centaurus Energy
Brian Deese, Deputy Director, National Economic Council
Daniel Ammann, CFO, General Motors
Jack Dorsey, Co-founder and Executive Chairman, Twitter; Co-Founder and CEO, Square
Jeffrey George, Global Head, Sandoz Novartis
Sid Sankaran, Chief Risk Officer, AIG
Sergey Brin, Co-founder, Google
Kevin Plank, Founder and CEO, Under Armour
Ryan Seacrest, Radio/TV host; CEO, Ryan Seacrest Productions
Cesar Conde, President, Univision Networks
Michael Hasenstab, Portfolio Manager, Franklin Templeton
Kevin Feige, President, Marvel Studios
David Rhodes, President, CBS News
Daniel Ek, Founder and CEO, Spotify
Barry Silbert, Founder and CEO, SecondMarket; Boaz Weinstein, Founder, Saba Capital
Marissa Mayer, VP, Google
Raj Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO, Relativity Media
Libby WadleEVP, Retail and Direct, J. Crew
Franz Koch, CEO, Puma (PPR)
Bonin Bough, Global Director of Digital and Social Media, PepsiCo
Mona Mourshed, Partner, Middle East Office; Global Education Lead, McKinsey
Andrew Mason, Founder and CEO, Groupon
Dennis Crowley, Co-founder and CEO, Foursquare; Rio Caraeff, President and CEO, Vevo
Drew Houston, Co-founder & CEO, Dropbox; ArashFerdowsi, Co-founder & CTO, Dropbox
Salman Khan, Founder and Executive Director, Khan Academy
Charles Best, Founder, DonorsChoose.org; Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos
Mike Caren, Co-president, Elektra Records; John Janick, Co-president, Elektra Records
Erin Burnett, Host, CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront CNN
Blake Mycoskie, Founder and Chief Shoe Giver, Toms Shoes
Carolyn Everson, VP, global marketing solutions, Facebook
Dan Yates, CEO, co-Founder, Opower; Alex Laskey, President, Co-Founder, Opower
Tor Myhren, President and Chief Creative Officer, Grey New York
Scott Harrison, Founder and CEO, charity:water
Kevin Systrom, CEO, Instagram
Katrina Markoff, Founder and CEO, Vosges Haut Chocolate
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