BizWest publishers Christopher Wood and Jeff Nuttall present 40 Under Forty for 2016, our program that recognizes emerging young leaders in Boulder and Broomfield counties who make a difference in their companies, industries and communities.
Those being honored had to be younger than age 40 by Dec. 31 of this year.
This is the 13th year for the program in Northern Colorado and the second consecutive year for the Boulder Valley.
As always, we are grateful to our sponsors including, Best Western Plus Plaza Hotel and the Plaza Convention Center, Boulder Blooms, Boulderopolis, Gold’s Gym and GRAFX Group. Our 2016 corporate partners include the Boulder Chamber and the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce as well as their young professionals groups and Daylight Productions and Rentals.
Thanks also go to the members of our selection committee, who spent many hours poring through the nominations. Along with BizWest’s Wood and events director Kimberly Willard, they are Emily Davis of Emily Davis Consulting, Meca Delgado and Susie Strife of Boulder County, James Farrell of Union Leasing Corp., Michael Laszlo of Laszlo and Associates, Nicole Mansour of FirstBank, Chris McVay of High Plains Bank, Amanda Miller of The Place Setting Co., and TR Swanwick of Wright Kingdom Real Estate.
BizWest’s Chad Collins shot the photos of this year’s honorees.
Year-round access to the digital edition of this supplement can be found at fortyunderforty.com and bizwest.com.
We at BizWest and our sponsors salute the winners for their enthusiasm and dedication in helping enhance the Boulder Valley’s reputation as a great place to live.

— Dallas Heltzell, 40 Under Forty special-section editor and writer