Forté Alumni Leadership Council

The Forté Alumni Leadership Council (ALC) is a select group of 25 MBA alumni leaders dedicated to furthering Forté’s mission of advancing women in business. The ALC serves Forté by leveraging the diverse profiles of its members and allowing members to contribute their unique strengths, experiences, and perspectives to support #MoreWomenLeading. These collaborative leadership positions present an opportunity for women to gain crucial experience while serving in a board-like environment.

ALC members are a tight-knit team of Forté ambassadors, fostering an engaged and active community of MBA women as they move from graduation to the highest ranks of leadership. In 2024, the ALC helped Forté execute the first-ever MBA Alumni Conference in Chicago, hosted a range of virtual alumni conversations and educational series targeting post-MBA career development, raised funds through the Class Giving Campaign, and piloted new early career programming aimed at pre-MBA professionals.

ALC COMMITTEES

The ALC comprises four working committees, each of which supports a strategic focus of Forté:

Corporate Development Committee

Committee members partner with Forté to create forward-thinking strategies around a successful alumni and company engagement model. As part of this growing body of work and opportunity, members also assist in the introductions to prospective companies.

Membership Committee

Committee members grow and foster ALC and alumni ambassador engagement and community. The committee does this by playing a key role in the recruitment and selection of new ALC members and by partnering with Forté to develop and execute relevant virtual series designed to connect alumni.

Philanthropy Committee

Committee members encourage a culture of philanthropy among Forté students and alumni to ensure Forté’s ability to continue its mission of More Women Leading into the future. Committee members lead Forté's annual Alumni Class Giving campaign, one of Forté’s key fundraising efforts.

Programs Committee

Committee members use their diverse backgrounds and expertise to support valuable Forté programming for student and alumni audiences. These programs, including the Alumni Conference, alumni regional events, MBALaunch, Women on Boards webinars and more, are central to Forte's mission of advancing women in business.

Meet the Alumni Leadership Council

Jenny My Le,
ALC Chair

Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy,
Osaic Wealth,
Columbia Business School, 2020
Michelle Ferber,
Vice Chair, Philantropy

Senior Manager,
Click Therapeutics,
Columbia Business School, 2020
Charity Hemphill-Frierson,
Vice Chair, Programs

Product Manager,
Meta Platforms, Inc.,
Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management), 2017
Neethi Johnson,
Vice Chair, Corporate Development

Vice President, Digital Partnerships & Strategy,
JPMorgan Chase
Ohio State University (Fisher College of Business), 2019
Amandine Roche,
Vice Chair, Membership

Vice President, US Consumer Wealth Management,
Citi,
University of Oxford (Saïd Business School), 2020