Willie Barber
PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS
WILLIE BARBER | 36
Chief of workforce development, General Dynamics Electric Boat
What is the biggest challenge facing your industry? Changing...
Elizabeth Blank
PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS
ELIZABETH BLANK | 39
Assistant General Counsel, Ocean State Job Lot
What is the biggest challenge facing your industry? Artificial intelligence,...
Andrew Blais
PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS
ANDREW BLAIS | 39
Senior associate, Duffy & Sweeney, A Division of Stevens & Lee
What is the biggest challenge facing...
Marc Boyd
PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS
MARC BOYD | 34
Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, Rhode Island Air National Guard
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Lauren Broccoli Burgess
PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS
LAUREN BROCCOLI BURGESS | 38
Executive director of legislative and government relations, University of Rhode Island
What is the biggest challenge...
Bryan Buckley
PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS
BRYAN BUCKLEY | 39
Director, associate, Signal Works Architecture
What is the biggest challenge facing your industry? Balancing rising costs, tighter...
Ryan Caldarone
PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS
RYAN CALDARONE | 39
Human resources officer and director of talent development, Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
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Scott Correia
PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS
SCOTT CORREIA | 36
Vice president and small-business market manager, Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank
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Mary Costa
PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS
MARY COSTA | 38
Managing director, CBIZ Inc.
What is the biggest challenge facing your industry? Rapid artificial intelligence advancement paired...
Christopher Durand
PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS
CHRISTOPHER DURAND | 36
CEO, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
What is the biggest challenge facing your industry? Transit ridership is...


















