February 9, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. EST Today at 7:00 a.m. ESTWarning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Post Next 50 isn’t about who’s arrived. Post Next 50 launched in 2025, and it is our annual look at the people who are actively reshaping how America thinks, works, connects and creates. Washington Post journalists, drawing on deep sourcing, have selected the people who will define the stories of 2026. She died Nov. 14, 2025, at the age of 51, shortly after being interviewed for this series.

Source: Washington Post February 09, 2026 22:18 UTC