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2017 Forty Under 40: Brian Garrison

As board member for KIPP Indy Public Schools and through his work with Teach for America, Brian Garrison has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to equity in education.

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2017 Forty Under 40: Mark Fisher

As one of the key connectors in the city, Mark Fisher is an instrumental player in bringing together businesses and other organizations to impact quality of life in Indianapolis.

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2017 Forty Under 40: Scott Davis

Recognized as one of 14 “Rising Stars of Public Funds” by Institutional Investor News, Scott Davis is responsible for a $30 billion pension plan for state employees, teachers, police and firefighters.

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2017 Forty Under 40: Carl Chambers

Overseeing 20 restaurants (and counting)—and helping open 12, including Vida, Livery and Union 50—for the fast-growing restaurant group, Carl Chambers is helping shape the dining habits of central Indiana and beyond.

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2017 Forty Under 40: Baindu Lucy Bayon

One of only a few African-American women in biomedical science, Baindu Lucy Bayon is earning recognition for her own research and for her steadfast outreach to help open doors for others in STEM fields.

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2017 Forty Under 40: Andrew Appel

An active board member for Noble of Indiana and passionate advocate for Holliday Park, Andrew Appel opted (without pressure) for a key role in his family business.

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2017 Forty Under 40: Yaw Aning

Yaw Aning grew his entrepreneurial company, which focuses on helping build tech products from four to 16 employees, tripling revenue and launching 70 web and mobile applications. He’s attracted such clients as the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Bluebridge, and CoatChex, which appeared on “Shark Tank.”

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2017 Forty Under 40: Haley Altman

After becoming an equity partner at Ice Miller, Haley Altman made a bold move. “I saw an opportunity to make it easier for my fellow lawyers to do their jobs.”

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2017 Forty Under 40: Nadia Nguyen Adams

Whether working to speed up the discovery-to-implementation pipeline for life-changing medication or scaling up new models of care, Nadia Nguyen Adams leads a team striving to make a real difference to her patients.

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2016 Forty Under 40: Daniel O. Lopez

Daniel Lopez is the state director for U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, a job he earned after working on minority issues at the Indiana Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs and the state Civil Rights Commission.

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2016 Forty Under 40: Julie McDearmon

Julie McDearmon is the point person for the Indianapolis Zoo’s fundraising efforts, including Zoobilation, the city’s most popular fundraising event and one of the hottest tickets of the year.

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2016 Forty Under 40: Dave Neff

Dave Neff helped build the not-for-profit Edge Mentoring to guide millennials and young professionals on issues of relationships, careers, purpose and faith.

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2016 Forty Under 40: Kristi L. Palmer

Kristi Palmer is the associate dean of digital scholarship and director of the IUPUI University Library Center for Digital Scholarship, where she has helped create more than 80 online collections related to Indianapolis.

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2016 Forty Under 40: Wes Podell

Wes Podell is the senior vice president and a partner at PK Partners, a real estate development firm where he is responsible for leasing, development and investment activities.

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2016 Forty Under 40: Courtney Sale

Since joining the Indiana Repertory Theatre in 2013, Courtney Sale has directed productions, expanded the young playwrights’ program, and spread her creative wings to direct for the Phoenix Theatre and Heartland Actors Repertory Theatre.

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2016 Forty Under 40: Jason Spilbeler

As an investment specialist on the high-net-worth team, J.P. Morgan Private Bank’s Jason Spilbeler manages more than $1 billion in investments for 90 Indiana families, growing assets by more than $100 million in the past year.

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