Each year, the 40 Under 40 Awards honor 40 rising stars in the local business world who have distinguished themselves in their companies, their communities and their industries — all before their 40th birthday. These young professionals are executives, innovators and entrepreneurs who represent our region’s next generation of business leaders.

2025 Winners 

Andre Anthony, Dorcas Ministries

Kyler Bender, Bolton & Menk, Inc.

Valerie Bono, Barnhill Building Group

Erika Brandt, City of Raleigh

Andrew Capranos, 10 Federal

Catherine Clodfelter, Parker Poe

Kenneth Combs, CQC Home

Michael Crooke, Wells Fargo Bank

Charlie Dew, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies USA

Monica Dongre, RTI International

Keira Duffy, 33 Health

Ann Dyer, BDO

James Eason, McAdams

Olivia Ecker, VitalEdge Technologies

Matthew Filter, Durham County

Jessica Floyd, PBS North Carolina

Jonathan Franklin, Town of Pittsboro

C.Tyler Graybeal, Southern Outdoor Restoration

Ginny Hager, Highwoods Properties

Davida Hamilton, Keller Williams Elite Realty

Helen Hobson, Legal Aid of North Carolina

James Jolley, Smith Anderson

Kasey Koballa, Kilpatrick

Maggie Lampe, Vanir Installed Sales

Ryan Levesque, Shook Construction

Dustin Magaziner, PayBright

Shannon McKinney, CHG Healthcare

Daphne Moore, Congresswoman Deborah Ross’s Office

Zeyad Musmar, WSP

Kathryn Payne, LeChase Construction Services

Joseph Pittman, Pittman Family Orthodontics

Shankar Ramaswamy, Kriya Therapeutics

Mayank Rathi, Advance Auto Parts

Steven Salisbury, Wake Emergency Physicians

Adam Schiffer, Carolina Ballet

Kimberly Simon, Secure Network Administration

Hunter Stewart, Lee & Associates

Parker Watson, Shelton Leadership Center at NCSU

Collier Wright, TruTechnologies

Joseph Zambon, Fathom Science