AGE: 57 OCCUPATION: Cofounder and CEO, Loop Capital

An influential Obama fundraiser and past chairman of the Chicago Housing Authority, Reynolds runs one of the largest minority-owned investment banking firms in the country. His specialty: municipal bond underwriting, a business in which stellar connections count.

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