Chicago — Consulting-Specifying Engineer is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 40 Under 40 award. This annual program recognizes 40 outstanding professionals 40 or younger who are making significant contributions to the nonresidential building industry through their leadership, dedication and innovation — both professionally and personally. Individual profiles of the honorees are available at www.csemag.com/40under40.
Nominees were submitted by peers or mentors and evaluated by a panel of industry experts across nine key areas, including academic achievements, professional accomplishments, community involvement and personal growth. The May print and digital editions of Consulting-Specifying Engineer showcase each winner, spotlighting their recent projects, industry impact and the qualities that set them apart.
Award recipients will be formally recognized at a celebration in October 2026.
“The 2026 40 Under 40 winners continue to raise the bar for their brilliance in the building, engineering and design fields,” said Amara Rozgus, Editor-in-Chief of Consulting-Specifying Engineer. “Now in its 19th year, the program remains a powerful look at emerging talent in the building and engineering fields.”
The winners are:
- Bryan Bucchianeri
- Robby Deem
- Khatera Dehzad
- Jihan El Ouaragli
- Joaquin Font
- David Glenn
- Alex Halloran
- Sally Hassan
- Marisa Higgins
- Andrew Honeyman
- Dhanraj Katkar
- Mark Kelly
- Chaitanya Korra
- Ricky Limeburner
- Richard Lopez
- Lisa Lyons
- Tyler Manahan
- Dorian Maness
- Spenser Meredith
- Anthony Montez
- Keiron D. Nanan
- Ann Peratt
- Melissa Poggi
- Joanna Pyun
- Eric Rushenberg
- Bianca Schwanke
- Jeff Seger
- Harshal Shah
- Sahil Shanghavi
- Graham Smith
- Greg Smithmyer
- Tyler Stone
- Alexandria Stuart
- Nitish Suresh
- James Taylor
- Christine Tiffin
- Christopher Unangst
- Asrar Wasay
- Stephen Wisniewski
- Alec Zimmermann
For additional information about the program, visit www.csemag.com/40under40.
About Consulting-Specifying Engineer
Consulting-Specifying Engineer (www.csemag.com), published by WTWH Media LLC, offers multimedia serving the nonresidential building industry. It covers mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire/life safety engineering for commercial, industrial, government, health care and high-tech buildings.