Nominations are now closed for Mass Transit magazine's 2025 class of 40 Under 40.
The 40 selected individuals will be announced Aug. 19, 2025, in our July/August cover story.
Curious to see what it takes to make the cut? Check out our 2024 Class of Honorees or our 2023 Class of Honorees.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination.

Megan Perrero | Editor in Chief
Megan Perrero is a national award-winning B2B journalist and lover of all things transit. Currently, she is the Editor in Chief of Mass Transit magazine, where she develops and leads a multi-channel editorial strategy while reporting on the North American public transit industry.
Prior to her position with Mass Transit, Perrero was the senior communications and external relations specialist for the Shared-Use Mobility Center, where she was responsible for helping develop internal/external communications, plan the National Shared Mobility Summit and manage brand strategy and marketing campaigns.
Perrero serves as the board secretary for Latinos In Transit and is a member of the American Public Transportation Association Marketing and Communications Committee. She holds a bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism with a concentration in magazine writing and a minor in public relations from Columbia College Chicago.