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Welcome to Forté, a nonprofit organization committed to expanding access and opportunity to business education and professional development. For over twenty years, we've helped our talented, qualified community members achieve success - whether that means earning an MBA, discovering career paths in various industries, developing essential business and leadership skills, or connecting with recruiters at leading schools and companies.

Our Impact (So Far)

  • 125K

    Women motivated to rise up in business
  • $475M

    Forté Fellowships
awarded to MBA students
  • 7K+

    College students advancing through career ready programming
  • +48%

    Increase in women's enrollment at Forté partner MBA schools since 2001

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Become the type of business leader you were meant to be.

From the classroom to the Boardroom

Our programs, conference, and resources provide career support for women and allies at every stage.
  • LEARN HOW
    AN MBA
    OPENS DOORS

    Discover how an MBA builds your credibility, skills, network, and confidence to take you anywhere you want to go.

  • ACCESS
    PRACTICAL
    Skills

    Join us for skill-building workshops, leadership conferences, networking opportunities, and webinars.

  • STAND UP
    FOR
    EQUALITY

    Support women at work and on campus through allyship, mentorship, and sponsorship.

  • Unexpected Pivot Led Bose VP from Marketing to Supply Chain

    March 27, 2025
    Articles | Topics | Videos | Women in Leadership Profiles

    Jackie Watt didn’t plan on a career in supply chain and procurement. After graduating with two degrees in Marketing, she thought her first full-time job would be in her field of study. But someone saw strengths in her that led to an unexpected – but highly satisfying – career in automotive supply chain. Now, as […]

  • Banish Tolerations to Quiet the White Noise in Your Life, Find New Energy, and Live Abundantly

    March 26, 2025
    Articles | Early Career | MBA Student | Mid-Level | Work/Life Effectiveness

    Do you sometimes feel like you are running on empty but don’t know why? Or maybe you feel slightly drained, but you can’t put your finger on what’s holding you back. It could be that you are living with too many tolerations. What are tolerations? Tolerations are things that you are putting up with every […]

  • Mulan and the Myth of Merit

    February 12, 2025
    Articles | Diversity and Inclusion | Leadership

    I recently watched the live action version of Mulan with my family. It felt particularly of the moment, given the current conversation and recent Executive Order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” It raised the question, “is merit enough?” As a child, Mulan demonstrates an abundance of chi. Despite her father’s pride in […]

  • Choosing Community Over Glass Ceilings: A Reflection by Angelica L. Martini, Georgia Tech MBA ‘26

    January 24, 2025
    Articles | B-School Spotlights | MBA - Current MBA Students | MBA Student

    When you break a glass ceiling, it hurts. Trailblazing is an equally exhausting and uncertain task. These overworked phrases try to illustrate what it is like to be a woman in business, depicting certain triumph through adversity. However, they fail to fully depict how difficult being a woman in business can be. In response, I […]

  • Meet Rose Martinelli, An Original Forté Board Member

    December 19, 2024
    Articles | Career Advancement | College Student | Early Career | MBA Student | Networking | Women in Leadership Profiles

    From opera singer to dean of admissions at top business schools to higher ed consulting, Rose Martinelli has built a career on the belief that every woman has a right to leadership – she just has to do the work.   Early Forté Support: Do Something, Don’t Sit Back and Watch Tell me how and when […]

  • Georgetown MBA’s Nigerian Childhood Inspires Career Dreams

    December 11, 2024
    Articles | B-School Spotlights | MBA - Current MBA Students | MBA Student

    Moksy Dosunmu, an MBA candidate at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, knows firsthand the importance of financial acumen. Growing up in Nigeria, Moksy watched her mother struggle to get capital to revive her flagging business. That experience inspired Moksy’s desire to pursue a finance career and to help others achieve financial independence, especially within […]

  • Chicago Booth MBA, Priscilla Atansah, on her MBA experience and paying-it-forward

    November 25, 2024
    Articles | B-School Spotlights | MBA - Current MBA Students | MBA Student | Topics

    Priscilla Atansah reflects on how her identity played a prominent role in shaping her MBA experience and influencing the experience of incoming students.

  • MBA Journeys: Melissa Hector and Christy Bandoh at Boston University (Questrom School of Business)

    November 21, 2024
    Articles | B-School Spotlights | MBA - Current MBA Students | MBA Student | Videos

    Meet Melissa Hector and Christy Bandoh. These two remarkable women share their inspiring stories about why they chose Boston University’s Questrom School of Business and how it has shaped their careers. As a part-time MBA student, Melissa Hector reflects on her journey at Questrom, emphasizing the profound impact the program has had on her development […]

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