Welcome to the 2008 FOLIO: 40—the oldest, most comprehensive and most distinguished compilation of its kind. As always, we’ve spent the last year examining the entire industry, as well as a few markets that intersect it, for individuals who best represent an increasingly multifaceted media landscape.

The 2008 FOLIO: 40 is not all-inclusive, nor is it meant to be. There are countless success stories that could be on this list from around magazine media. But the individuals here represent the best of what the industry has to offer along with many other inventive minds.

C-LEVEL VISIONARIES

• Michael Carr | president, Greenspun Media Group [0]
• Dennis McKenna | CEO, e.Republic [0]
• Stephanie George | president, women’s fashion and lifestyle group and entertainment group, Time Inc. [0]
• Don Peschke | founder, August Home Publishing [0]
• Mike Reilly | CEO, Randall-Reilly Publishing [0]
• Thomas Flynn | CFO, Summit Business Media [0]
• Joe Loggia | CEO, Advanstar [0]
• Michael Duckworth | CEO, Source Interlink Cos. [0]
• Scott Mozarsky | COO, United Business Media LLC [0]
• Bradford Fayfield | founder, Storm Mountain Publishing [0]

DIRECTOR-LEVEL DOERS

• Scott Donaton | publisher, Entertainment Weekly [0]
• Kristy Kaus | research director, Active Interest Media [0]
• Lauren Wiener | SVP, Meredith Interactive [0]
• Edward Adams | editor and publisher, ABA Journal [0]
• Keith Clinkscales | SVP, content development & enterprises, ESPN [0]
• Sabine Feldmann | VP, publisher, Shape [0]
• David Tompkins | preflight operations director, Science [0]
• Bill Oakes | manager, Chicagomag.com [0]
• Joy Puzzo | corporate circulation director, Advanstar Communications Inc. [0]
• Jack Bamberger | SVP, Meredith 360/Corporate Sales/Home Solutions [0]

INDUSTRY INFLUENCERS

• David R. Straus | partner, Thompson Coburn LLP and postal counsel to ABM [0]
• Michael Arrington | founder, TechCrunch [0]
• Harry McCracken | VP and editor-in-chief, PC World [0]
• The Spears Family [0]
• Wal-Mart [0]
• Owen Van Natta | chief revenue officer, Facebook [0]
• Jordan Hoffner | head of premium content partnerships, YouTube [0]
• Publishing IPOs [0]
• Bryan Monroe | VP and editorial director, Ebony and Jet [0]
• David Curcurito | design director, Esquire [0]
• Co-Mailers [0]

UNDER THE RADAR

• Tammy Haddad | video producer, Newsweek and president, Haddad Media [0]
• Scott McCafferty and Mike Emich | co-founders, WTWH Media [0]
• Steve Churm | CEO/Owner, Churm Media [0]
• Natalie Zee Drieu | senior editor, Craft [0]
• Melissa Weber | managing editor, CURE [0]
• Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian | co-founders, Edible Communities [0]
• The Journal | Coin Laundry Association [0]
• Laura Jeanne Hammond | VP, editor-in-chief, publisher, Next Step [0]
• Martha Luchsinger | online media optimization manager, Hanley Wood [0]
• Tom Canfield | VP of circulation, Belvoir Media Group [0]

ONES TO WATCH

• David Carey | president, Conde Nast Business Media, Wired and Golf Digest [0]
• Frank Anton | CEO, Hanley Wood [0]
• Audience Metrics [0]
• Tim Regan-Porter | president, Paste [0]
• Doron Grosman | magazine division president, Quebecor World [0]
• Sid Evans | editor-in-chief, Garden & Gun [0]
• Edwin Grosvenor | editor-in-chief, owner, American Heritage [0]
• Renaissance Publishing [0]
• BNET [0]
• Sean Brooks | VP of social media, TechTarget [0]
• Ziff Davis and Ziff Davis Enterprise [0]
• The Atlantic [0]
• Lenny Dykstra | Publisher, Players Club [0]
• Eric Mika | SVP, publishing director, Hollywood Reporter [0]
• Jeff Bewkes | CEO, Time Warner [0]

[EDITOR’S NOTE: These reports were compiled by FOLIO: staff editors Tony Silber, Matt Kinsman, Joanna Pettas, Jason Fell, Dylan Stableford and contributor Jill Ambroz.]