Fortune magazine has published its annual "40 under 40" list of rising stars in business.  Topping the list is Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, who, as Fortune reminds us, "are still under 40--and worth some $14 billion each."   And although Google has clearly encountered some challenges including lawsuits and declining revenue, it has market value of over $174 billion.  The youngest person on the list actually holds the number 2 slot--25 year old Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.  Fortune contends that the list includes “innovators, value creators and agents of change.”  I suppose Meredith Whitney, founder and CEO of Whitney Advisory Group, falls into the latter category.   As a financial analyst at Oppenheimer, Whitney rose to prominence after issuing a 2007 research report on Citigroup that accurately highlighted its precarious financial situation.  And many of her other predictions have proved accurate, transforming her into, as one commentator says, “the most famous and feared woman in finance” or at least one of them.  The full list is here. Perhaps equally as interesting is Fortune’s list of 8 over 80.  Topping the list is David Murdock, the 86 year old chair of Dole Food.  And the list goes from 80 year old founder of the Vanguard Group John Bogle to 94 year old Walter Zable, president and CEO of Cubic Corp.  And no one on the list appears ready to slow down.   I suppose it would be quite the accomplishment if you end up on both lists.

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