Mad Skills: 40 under 40 in 2012

40 under 40: Get inspired. (Photo credit: Inku)

Lars Albright, Co–Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SessionM

Audrey Berger, Principal, Richards Relationship Marketing (The Richards Group)

Jordan Bitterman, Senior Vice President and Social Marketing Practice Lead, Digitas

Katherine Black, Senior Vice President, dunnhumbyUSA

Heather Blank, Vice President of Strategic Services, Responsys

Pete Deutschman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Buddy Group

Paul Elliott, Managing Partner and Retail & Consumer Products Vertical, Rosetta

Glenn Forde, Senior Vice President of Digital, TPG, an Omnicom Company

Marc Ginsberg, Executive Vice President of Merchant Services, Cardlytics

Aaron Goldman, Chief Marketing Officer, Kenshoo

Michael Gullaksen, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Covario

Lauren Hartkorn, Director of Client Development, TRUE Health + Wellness, a Harte–Hanks Company

Ashley Johnston,Vice President of Marketing, Experian Marketing Services

Jessica Kernan, Chief Strategy Officer, Rapp, North America

Jeremy Kinder, Associate Partner and Group Creative Director, Rosetta

Garth Knutson, Account Director, Wong, Doody, Crandall, Wiener (WDCW)

Frank Magnera, Account Director and Team Lead, Catalyst

Alexander Mahernia, Managing Partner and Executive Creative Director of North America, Rosetta

Brendan McKenna, Creative Director, Ryan Partnership

Angel Morales, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Smarter Remarketer

Eric Pakurar, Executive Director and Head of Strategy, G2 USA

Michael Peterman, Chief Executive Officer, VeraData

Jodi Robinson, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Digitas

Zihla Salinas, Chief Business Development Officer and Interim Chief Marketing Officer, U.S., Rapp, North America

Avi Savar, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Big Fuel

Jason Sutterfield, Chief Operating Officer, Campfire

Jason Tabeling, Partner and Business Unit Leader in Search and Media, Rosetta

Jenny Vance, President, LeadJen

Mike Volpe, Chief Marketing Officer, HubSpot

Angeline Yeo, Vice President and Account Management, Ryan Partnership

Sumant Yerramilly, General Manager of Platform Products, Compass Labs

Senior Director, Direct and Digital Marketing, National Hockey League

This group of influential and accomplished young leaders is shaping the industry in much the same way as Lester Wunderman did in its early days. Their work is helping to guide marketers in mastering such areas as integrating digital and social within their direct marketing initiatives, using Big Data to inform marketing decisions, and building customer loyalty at a time when customers have never been more promiscuous. Their stories are ones of determination, creativity, and adaptability. (Individual winner photos by Melissa Mazza)

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