CHAD ABRAHAM
Age: 42
Position: Global co-head of investment banking and capital markets at Piper Jaffray Cos.
Education: Bachelor's degree in economics and political science, Northwestern University.
Career: Joined Piper Jaffray in 1991; opened Piper's office in Menlo Park, Calif., in 1996; played key role in establishing Piper's technology and health care presence in Silicon Valley.