← B.E. 40th ANNIVERSARY COVER GALLERY

nd-2003-DECEMBER

By Alfred Edmond, Jr. | Published August 8, 2010 | Full size is 500 × 320 pixels

Boondocks comic strip creator Aaron McGruder, power celebrity attorney Londell McMillan, uber-agent Andrea Nelson Meigs and top dealmaker Gregg A. Gonsalves graced the December 2003 cover as members of our inaugural Hot List, the most powerful players under the age of 40. Our roster represented BE 100s CEOS, hip-hop moguls, corporate financiers and other titans-in-training who were changing the dynamics of their industries – and many continue to do so.

Boondocks comic strip creator Aaron McGruder, power celebrity attorney Londell McMillan, uber-agent Andrea Nelson Meigs…