As we edited the profiles of this year’s crop of Power Broker winners, that phrase, “the ball’s in the back of the net,” kept bubbling up into my consciousness.

This year five brokers were selected as the 2026 Captives Power Brokers.

This year, 6 brokers were selected as the 2026 Cyber Power Brokers. An additional 5 were named finalists.

This year, four individuals were selected as the 2026 Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals Power Broker winners.

This year, 18 brokers were named as the 2026 Private Client Power Brokers.

This year 12 brokers were named Construction Power Brokers. An additional six were selected as finalists.

This year 6 brokers were selected as the 2026 Environmental Power Brokers. An additional 4 were named as finalists.

This year 6 brokers were selected as the 2026 Public Sector Power Brokers.

This year six brokers were selected as the 2026 Marine Power Brokers. An additional broker was named a finalist.

This year 6 brokers were named the 2026 Education & Nonprofit Power Brokers. An additional 4 were selected as finalists.

This year, 18 individual brokers were selected as the 2026 Real Estate Power Broker winners.

This year 6 brokers were selected as the 2026 Specialty Power Brokers. An additional 5 were named as finalists.

This year, 6 brokers were selected as the 2026 Renewable Energy Power Brokers. Four brokers were named as finalists.

This year 6 brokers were named the 2026 Health Care Power Brokers.

This year, six brokers were named as the 2026 Manufacturing Power Brokers.

This year five brokers were named the 2026 International Power Brokers.

This year 6 brokers were named the 2026 Fine Arts Power Brokers. An additional four were named finalists.

This year, 18 brokers were named the 2026 Employee Benefits Power Brokers. An additional two were selected as finalists.

This year 6 brokers were selected as the 2026 Finance Power Brokers.

This year, 6 brokers were named the 2026 Consumer Products Power Brokers. An additional 5 brokers were selected as finalists.