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Read MoreMatch Made in MissionFoundations Matter: How One Student Found Her Home in Real Estate Finance
Featuring Hines and Deja Alfaro, NYU Stern Before Deja Alfaro found herself working in fund management in London, she was a first-generation college student at NYU trying to figure out where she fit in finance. Like many business students going to school in New York, the path seemed to point in one direction. “Everyone just […]
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Read MoreArticlesYour First Promotion: What You Need to Know
When people talk about women’s advancement, the conversation usually jumps straight to the C‑suite. But the real story starts much earlier, at the very first step up. For more than seven years, we’ve had a name for the place where women’s careers most often stall: the Broken Rung. First introduced by McKinsey andLeanIn.org in 2019, […]
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Read MoreTopicsChantel Adams and Jacqui Cuffe McNamara, Edie Hunt Award Winners, Continue to Excel
When Chantel Adams and Jacqui Cuffe McNamara got MBAs in 2014, jobs were not the only thing on their minds. They had also just capped off two years of dedication to advancing women’s representation in business, for which they tied to win the prestigious Edie Hunt Inspiration Award. Seven years later, they still believe in Forté’s mission to get more women leading.
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Read MoreAllies for Gender EquityHow Forté Motivated Henry Frost to Launch a Men as Allies Chapter at Darden
During his second year of graduate school at the University of Virginia, Henry Frost had an eye-opening experience. While attending Forté’s Inclusive Leadership Program, he learned about Forté’s Men as Allies program.
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Read MoreTopicsThree Things I’d Tell My 20-Year-Old Self
Dear 20-year-old self, You are living in an era where women are taking up space in the billionaires’ club and funds designed for the empowerment of women in historically male-dominated industries and organizations. The metaphorical window has been pried open for you to invest in yourself and pursue an MBA, and I could not be prouder.
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Read MoreArticlesAlex Walker Turner, Forté Fellow, Encourages Undergrads to Explore Business Careers
For Alex Walker, the mentor program nurtured an allyship with her male classmates that continues to fuel her relationships with colleagues at McKinsey & Company, where she’s thriving as a team leader and advocate for parity in the workplace.
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Read MoreArticlesA Forté Fellowship Opened Doors for Deepika Batra DiGiovine, So She’s Giving Back
Originally from India, Deepika pursued an MBA at a top business school in America through her Forté Fellowship which catapulted her into a career leading global IT teams from Chicago to Saudi Arabia. Now, she’s helping Forté expand the MBA talent pipeline worldwide.
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Read MoreArticlesHow Forté’s Network Opened Doors for Fahria Omar
With a background that spans brain research and healthcare marketing, Fahria Omar leveraged Forté’s network and her MBA to transition into tech.
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