6 people who landed the CFO job by age 30

In 2004, Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook from their dorm rooms at Harvard University. Saverin immediately took on the role of chief financial officer and business manager for the fledgling social media company. It was his early investment in Facebook that allowed the company to build a hosting platform that would help the social network scale in its early days.

Eventually Saverin was edged out of the company, but not before collecting an estimated $5.9 billion in Facebook shares.

Saverin finished his bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University and went on to invest in Tech in Asia, an online news site; Silvercar, an airport car rental service; and Hopscotch, an Indian online retailer of kidswear.

Watson was an early bloomer in the world of finance. The young entrepreneur graduated from the University of British Columbia with a bachelor of commerce degree at age 19 and headed to Deloitte & Touche where he worked in the corporate finance department, performing business valuations and merger and acquisition support services.

After gaining a good level of experience he jumped ship to Silver Wheaton Corp. to serve as controller and as Silver Wheaton's first employee. Within a year Nolan was named as the company's chief financial officer, making him the youngest-ever CFO of a New York Stock Exchange-listed company.

Within two years into his role Nolan raised more than $1 billion in debt and equity to fund Silver Wheaton's acquisition goals.

Watson eventually left Silver Wheaton and set up a new venture called Sandstorm Gold, a metal-streaming company focused on gold purchase agreements. He currently sits on the board of directors for Bear Creek Mining Corp. and True Gold Mining Inc.

Smith cofounded Box with childhood friend and college roommate Aaron Levie. Smith invested $20,000 of his online poker earnings to feed the company's need for seed capital. To launch Box, Smith decided to take a year off from Duke University, ultimately finishing his degree while serving as the company's 20-year-old CFO.

In his current role, Smith runs investor relations and all aspects of Box's financial operations. He has been instrumental in Box's growth and development and is responsible for building the company’s business and finance infrastructure.

Box went public in 2015, and Dylan remains as the company's CFO.

Lisenby joined Rice Energy as its CFO in October 2013 at the ripe young age of 27. He earned the position after leading a $100 million investment round into Rice Energy during his time as an investment professional at Natural Gas Partners.

Before NPG the wunderkind worked as an investment banker for Barclays Capital Inc.

Lisenby is now 29 years old and still serves as the company's CFO. He was also named as the firm's senior vice president in February. That BBA in finance he earned from the University of Texas has served him well.

Mulling is the CFO of TENTE Casters, Inc., a multinational manufacturer of mobility solutions for the institutional and medical markets. He assumed the CFO position in 2008 at age 28. Prior to his CFO role, he served as the company's controller.

Mulling also serves as the chair of the Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business.

In his spare time he takes on the role of adjunct instructor of management accounting at Indiana Wesleyan University and Xavier University.

Mulling tells Business Insider that he has "made continuing education a high priority," which explains his numerous degrees, including an AAS in accounting from the University of Cincinnati, a BS in accounting from Northern Kentucky University, and an MBA from Liberty University.

Mulling is now 33 years old and still holding down the fort as the CFO at TENTE.