Up the river

Executive: Jason Jensen, principal at Wannemacher Jensen Architects. Jensen, 38, started with the firm 13 years ago as an intern and worked his way up to partner seven years into his career. He's led the firm to receive 17 American Institute of Architect design awards, among other recognition, and was personally awarded the Dean Rowe Award for design excellence. His firm was recently awarded the design contract for the $20 million Pier Approach Project, linking the New St. Pete Pier to downtown. Jensen was a Business Observer 40 under 40 recipient in 2015.