Forté annually recognizes the achievements of Forté mission-driven MBA students at our partner business schools. Named in honor of Edie Hunt (Forté's Board Chair, Emeritus), this annual recognition is based on the contribution an MBA student has made to their school or community to advance women into business leadership positions. We will celebrate the winner of the 2025 Edie Hunt Inspiration Award at our MBA Women's Leadership Conference in June.
Who Can Be Nominated?
MBA students currently enrolled in a Forté partner business school who will graduate in 2025. (For one-year programs, all MBA students are eligible.)
Submission Deadline: Dec. 13, 2024
Selection Criteria
Nominees must be currently enrolled as an MBA student at a Forté partner school and will graduate in 2025. (For one-year programs, all full-time MBA students are eligible.) The winner will exhibit a track record of working to increase and/or encourage women's interest in business school or business careers through innovation and leadership. Some of the areas the selection committee will consider include, but are not limited to, a nominee’s commitment to:
- Participating in school events and activities that increase women’s interest in attending business school
- Leading a student organization, initiative, or program related to women in business leadership
- Advancing student-driven gender equity work on campus
- Mentoring young women as they explore careers in business
- Serving as a role model and inspiration to all on campus
- Supporting the mission of Forté throughout their MBA experience
Benefits for Recipient of the 2025 Edie Hunt Inspiration Award
- $2,500 cash award
- Commendation for your resume
- Free Forté MBA Women's Leadership Conference registration
- Complimentary accommodations and transportation to the MBA Women's Leadership Conference in Denver in June 2025
- Networking opportunities with Forté Board of Directors and senior executives at the MBA Women's Leadership Conference
- Announcement on the Forté website, in our newsletter, and across social media
If you have questions, please contact us.
Past Award Recipients
Toyosi Oni
2024 Winner
University of Cambridge (Judge Business School)
Sukari Brown
2023 Winner
University of Virginia (Darden School of Business)
Natalia
Alvarez Diaz
2022 Winner
University of Virginia (Darden School of Business)
Alberta
Asafo-Asamoah
2021 Winner
Imperial College Business School
Aoife Considine
2021 Winner
Imperial College Business School
Liz O'Brien
2020 Winner
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (Carlson School of Management)
Charlotte Burnett
2019 Winner
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler Business School)
Jessica Raasch
2018 Winner
University of Washington (Foster School of Business)
Alexandra Walker Turner
2017 Winner
University of Toronto (Rotman School of Management)
Rebecca Sholiton
2016 Winner
Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management)
Nikita Mitchell
2015 Winner
University of California - Berkeley (Haas School of Business)
Chantel Adams
2014 Winner
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler Business School)
Jacqui Cuffe
2014 Winner
Indiana University - Bloomington (Kelley School of Business)
Zoe Hillenmeyer
2013 Winner
Washington University in St. Louis (Olin Business School)
Imani Grant
2012 Winner
Cornell University (Johnson School of Management)
Tiffany Niver
2012 Winner
Harvard Business School
Kima McCoy
2011 Winner
Cornell University (Johnson School of Management)
Katie Hermann
2011 Winner
Indiana University (Kelley School of Business)
Rebekah Ahn
2010 Winner
New York University (Stern School of Business)
Gouri Shintri
2009 Winner
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper School of Business)
Rebecca Libby
2009 Winner
University of Chicago (Booth School of Business)
About Edie Hunt
Forté Foundation Board Member
Partner (retired)
Goldman Sachs
Edie Hunt spent virtually all of her 32 year career at Goldman Sachs in New York. During the first half of her career she held a variety of positions from commodities trader to business unit manager to Chief Administrative Officer of the Fixed Income Division. She spent the second half of her career dealing with critical people issues for the firm, and rose to the level of Partner, serving as Chief Operating Officer of the Human Capital Management Division. In this capacity she had global responsibility for all of the recruiting, training and diversity initiatives of the firm. She has served as both the Chief Diversity Officer and the Chief Recruiting Officer.
In her non-profit work, along with serving on Forté Foundation’s board, she Chairs the board of New Horizons of Southwest Florida, which provides mentoring and after-school educational help to at-risk K-12 students. Edie is active in her local Florida community association, as Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. Edie regularly volunteers as a judge at the Model UN held at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she has also sponsored Forté's undergraduate program. Edie is active in local Florida Democratic politics.
Edie earned an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business and BA and BS degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.
Who Can Be Nominated?
MBA students currently enrolled in a Forté partner business school who will graduate in 2025. (For one-year programs, all MBA students are eligible.)
Submission Deadline: Dec. 13, 2024
Selection Criteria
Nominees must be currently enrolled as an MBA student at a Forté partner school and will graduate in 2025. (For one-year programs, all full-time MBA students are eligible.) The winner will exhibit a track record of working to increase and/or encourage women's interest in business school or business careers through innovation and leadership. Some of the areas the selection committee will consider include, but are not limited to, a nominee’s commitment to:
- Participating in school events and activities that increase women’s interest in attending business school
- Leading a student organization, initiative, or program related to women in business leadership
- Advancing student-driven gender equity work on campus
- Mentoring young women as they explore careers in business
- Serving as a role model and inspiration to all on campus
- Supporting the mission of Forté throughout their MBA experience
Benefits for Recipient of the 2025 Edie Hunt Inspiration Award
- $2,500 cash award
- Commendation for your resume
- Free Forté MBA Women's Leadership Conference registration
- Complimentary accommodations and transportation to the MBA Women's Leadership Conference in Denver in June 2025
- Networking opportunities with Forté Board of Directors and senior executives at the MBA Women's Leadership Conference
- Announcement on the Forté website, in our newsletter, and across social media
If you have questions, please contact us.
Past Award Recipients
Toyosi Oni
2024 Winner
University of Cambridge (Judge Business School)
Sukari Brown
2023 Winner
University of Virginia (Darden School of Business)
Natalia
Alvarez Diaz
2022 Winner
University of Virginia (Darden School of Business)
Alberta
Asafo-Asamoah
2021 Winner
Imperial College Business School
Aoife Considine
2021 Winner
Imperial College Business School
Liz O'Brien
2020 Winner
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (Carlson School of Management)
Charlotte Burnett
2019 Winner
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler Business School)
Jessica Raasch
2018 Winner
University of Washington (Foster School of Business)
Alexandra Walker Turner
2017 Winner
University of Toronto (Rotman School of Management)
Rebecca Sholiton
2016 Winner
Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management)
Nikita Mitchell
2015 Winner
University of California - Berkeley (Haas School of Business)
Chantel Adams
2014 Winner
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler Business School)
Jacqui Cuffe
2014 Winner
Indiana University - Bloomington (Kelley School of Business)
Zoe Hillenmeyer
2013 Winner
Washington University in St. Louis (Olin Business School)
Imani Grant
2012 Winner
Cornell University (Johnson School of Management)
Tiffany Niver
2012 Winner
Harvard Business School
Kima McCoy
2011 Winner
Cornell University (Johnson School of Management)
Katie Hermann
2011 Winner
Indiana University (Kelley School of Business)
Rebekah Ahn
2010 Winner
New York University (Stern School of Business)
Gouri Shintri
2009 Winner
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper School of Business)
Rebecca Libby
2009 Winner
University of Chicago (Booth School of Business)
About Edie Hunt
Forté Foundation Board Member
Partner (retired)
Goldman Sachs
Edie Hunt spent virtually all of her 32 year career at Goldman Sachs in New York. During the first half of her career she held a variety of positions from commodities trader to business unit manager to Chief Administrative Officer of the Fixed Income Division. She spent the second half of her career dealing with critical people issues for the firm, and rose to the level of Partner, serving as Chief Operating Officer of the Human Capital Management Division. In this capacity she had global responsibility for all of the recruiting, training and diversity initiatives of the firm. She has served as both the Chief Diversity Officer and the Chief Recruiting Officer.
In her non-profit work, along with serving on Forté Foundation’s board, she Chairs the board of New Horizons of Southwest Florida, which provides mentoring and after-school educational help to at-risk K-12 students. Edie is active in her local Florida community association, as Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. Edie regularly volunteers as a judge at the Model UN held at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she has also sponsored Forté's undergraduate program. Edie is active in local Florida Democratic politics.
Edie earned an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business and BA and BS degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.
