What’s fascinating about compiling a list of the most influential people in Philadelphia is that there’s really no way to quantify influence. Influence is slippery. It’s mercurial. It can swell in an instant and vanish just as quickly. It foments in corner offices and in the halls of power, but also on stages, in newspaper pages and on Twitter, the article begins in phillymag.com

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Former Montgomery County Commissioner and current state Attorney General Josh Shapiro came in at number 43 on the list.

CURRENT OBSESSION: The former Montco commissioner, 44, stepped into the state AG’s role in January with a big agenda, including restoring the integrity of the office in the post-Kathleen Kane era; going after opioid drug peddlers; and vanquishing villains wherever he sees them. Those include the Trump administration (he opposes them on DACA) and Equifax (he’s leading a 47-state probe). STOCK: Rising. Shapiro’s fast start has done nothing to quell speculation that a run for governor is in his not-too-distant future. FAMILY MATTERS: Despite a travel schedule that has him on the road up to six days a week, he reserves Friday nights for his wife and four kids.

To get a handle on it, you’ve got to talk to people. A lot of people. So we did. We wanted to know: Who is shaping the way Philadelphians think and talk and work and live right now? The list that follows is the result of those conversations. Yes, it contains some familiar faces. It’s also delightfully full of surprises. Because influence is quite subjective, we’re sure this list will spur more than a few heated arguments — in fact, we’re counting on it. So dig in, and start debating.

To read the complete list click here. 

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