Six years ago, when we launched the first Forbes and Know Your Value “50 Over 50” list, I had a very simple idea: What if we stopped treating 50 as a finish line and started treating it as a starting point? Recommended Know Your Value Meet the AI pioneer and former NASA engineer who will lead Spelman College Britt Miller Know Your Value Nominations for Forbes and Know Your Value’s 2026 ‘50 Over 50’ list are open now! That is exactly what I hoped the “50 Over 50” would become when we launched it in 2021. So to the 200 women on this year’s “50 Over 50”: Thank you for showing us what is possible when experience becomes fuel instead of a limitation. Mika Brzezinski Mika Brzezinski is the co-host of MS NOW's Morning Joe, founder of “Know Your Value” and author of four best-selling books, including “EARN IT!