Thousands of talents were nominated for the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 shortlist, which is released annually every December. After vetting and analyzing the qualifications and impacts of all the nominees, Forbes released the final list of 600 passionate trailblazers across 20 sectors. 13 of these happen to be from Boston or based in Boston, learn about the Bostonians on the Forbes 30 Under 30 2025 shortlist below:
Forbes 30 Under 30 Boston Class of 2025
And while they aren’t Bostonians, it is exciting to see Vermonters Noah Kahan and Ilona Maher made the class of 2025 as well as content creator, Meredith Duxbury who grew up in Hadlyme, Connecticut.
- Jayson Tatum: Boston Celtics Forward, 26 (Sports)
- Sualeh Asif, Arvid Lunnemark, Aman Sanger, Micheal Truell: Cofounders of Anysphere and MIT students, 24, 25, 24, 24(AI)
- Demi Guo (Harvard alum) and Chenlin Meng: Cofounders Pika, 26, 27 (AI)
- Zoë Bentley: Co-creator MIT Media Lab’s OctoStudio for visually impaired children to code, 29 (Education)
- Suhas Gondi: Resident Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 29 (Healthcare)
- Tanvee Varma: Resident Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 28 (Healthcare)
- Dániel Barabási: Postdoctoral Researcher, The Broad Institute at MIT, 29 (Science)
- Rishi Goel: Resident Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, 29 (Science)
- Paul Liang: Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 29 (Science)
- Nan Li: Postdoctoral Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 29 (Science)
- Shucong Li: Postdoctoral Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 29 (Science)
- Dylan Zajac: Founder, Computers 4 People, 21 (Energy & Green Tech)
- Naroa Coretti Sánchez: Ph.D. Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 29 (Transportation & Mobility)
Methodology
The allure of the Forbes 30 Under 30 shortlist is that even the winners don’t know they’ve made it until the day it is released, so it’s a surprise for everyone. Nominees can self-nominate or be nominated by someone else. Nominees are reviewed by a panel of judges including past Forbes 30 Under 30 alumni or acclaimed talent from each respective industry—past judges include Taylor Swift, Mindy Copeland, and Law Roach.
To qualify for the list, candidates must be under 30 years. Various factors assessed include industry impact, financial performance, potential and quality of nominations. View the full list of this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 winners!