Scott Iyama, 35, Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Fast facts: A corporate strategist with a background in biochemistry, Iyama has a hand in influential tech transactions and medical breakthroughs. He helped broker the high-profile sale of client Instagram to Facebook Inc. He also counsels top researchers at UC-San Francisco, Stanford and UC-Davis as they develop and commercialize new technologies and therapies.