Columbians Who Made the Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2026

Congratulations to the 21 Columbians who secured a coveted spot on the Forbes "30 Under 30" North America list for 2026!

Media:

• Farah Otero-Amad ’19JRN,’19SIPA Non-Grad Alum, Video Producer, The Wall Street Journal
• Eli Rallo ’19JRN, Author

Finance:

• Arkin Gupta ’23SEAS, Trader, Citadel
• Nick Puljic ’19SEAS, Cofounder, Hanover Park
• Gabrielle Lewis ’19CC, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
• Camila Solis-Camara ’19SEAS, Vice President, Goldman Sachs

Social Media:

• Chelsea Miller ’18CC, Founder, CPM Global
• Clarke Peoples ’23CC, Creator

Retail & Ecommerce:

• Aliett Buttelman ’19BC, Cofounder

Energy & Green Tech:

• Justin Cohen ’21SEAS, Co-founder, Maritime Fusion

Healthcare: 

• Serina Chang ’19CC, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley
• Arya Rao ’22CC, M.D./Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard Medical School
• Sara Sakowitz ’18CC, ’21PH, General Surgery Resident Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital

Education:

• Natasha Cox ’19BC, CEO & Owner, Avani Services

Social Impact:

• Nur Shafiqah Shahirah ’27SPS, Co-founder, Koi Health

Games:

• Hollis Lehv, ’20CC, ’21SEAS, Senior Software Engineer, Riot Games

Science:

• Jamie Palmer ’25SEAS, Cofounder, Icarus Robotics
• Vienna Sparks ’26BC, Cofounder: Skye Lam
• Shreyas Vissapragada  ’17SEAS, Research Scientist, Carnegie Observatories
• Sevahn Vorperian ’18SEAS, Postdoctor Researcher, Genentech

Marketing and Advertising:

• Alex Ashton, ’20CC, Cofounder, Agency Eight