Alumni receive ‘Forty Under 40’ honor from Cincinnati Business Courier

Fourteen outstanding alumni of the University of Cincinnati have been selected by the Cincinnati Business Courier for its prestigious “Forty Under 40” Class of 2023. In its 28th year, the annual recognition spotlights Greater Cincinnati’s top young professionals from a range of fields — the business community, the public sector, nonprofits, and cultural/arts organizations. The Cincinnati Business Courier will host a Sept. 28 celebration in their honor.

“These accomplished Bearcats are a shining example of UC’s excellence in preparing its graduates for success,” said UC Chief Alumni Officer Jennifer Heisey. “Individually and collectively, they are Boldly Defining Next.”

UC alumni in the 2023 “Forty Under 40” class

Eric Anderson, DAAP ’08 
Zach Binzer, Bus ’08 
Megan Busam, JD, Law ’12 
Abbey Cummins, A&S ’10 
Bryan Erickson, CEAS ’09 
Eric Hamberg, Bus ’07 
Deanna Hillard, A&S ’12 
Bo Hubbard, DAAP ’14 
Kelly Lanser, A&S ’08, ’10 
Alex Linser, JD, A&S ’07, Law ’10 
Jessica Marks, CECH ’12
Scott Schuster, Bus ’10, ’12 
Courtney Tomasetti, UCBA ’06, Bus ’08 
Jerome Wright, Bus ’09

Featured image at top: University of Cincinnati Main Street. Photo/UC Marketing + Communications.

Visit the Cincinnati Business Journal’s website to meet all of the 2023 honorees.

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