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ou cannot overstate how much the amount of high-quality, talented, and
motivated young professionals is growing in Central Massachusetts, and
how they are playing a vital role in the region's future.
Older alumni of the now 22-year-old WBJ 40 Under Forty awards
frequently comment if they were nominated for the honor today, they would fall short
when compared to the accomplishments and drive of the current class of winners.
While some of this may be humility, every year the quality of nominees who don't get
selected for the award increases. ey have a lot to live up to.
is is all a long way of saying this 40 Under Forty, Class of 2021 is extremely
impressive. is year's winners include a pair of PhDs who seem destined to change
the world, two farmers who are reviving local agriculture, an entrepreneur focused
on social justice who finally broke through in the state's cannabis industry, multiple
winners seeking to fix the problems in the healthcare system exposed by the COVID
pandemic, and a lawyer slated to take over his family's $300-million business but took
the first years of his career to be a public defender. As you read the profiles in these
pages, you'll find people who are the first, the best, the most successful at what they
do, or all of the above.
In addition to these profiles, WBJ will honor these 40 Under Forty winners in
an event Sept. 15 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, which will be WBJ's first in-
person event since the pandemic began. If you're ready to get back to face-to-face
celebrations, we invite you to attend.
– Brad Kane, editor
The 40 Under Forty, Class of 2021
[ All 2021 40 Under Forty photos taken by Erika Sidor ]
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