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My guest Elissa Sangster is wife, mom and CEO of Forté, a non-profit that wants to see more women leading. Through business education, role models, professional networks, and leadership training, Forté shows women how to build the credibility, skills, network and confidence to thrive as leaders and change the status quo. Forté is financially supported by leading companies, top business schools and pioneering donors.
Elissa brings to the role extensive knowledge of issues affecting women’s abilities to seek, prepare for and attain business leadership positions, drawn from her prior experience as Assistant Dean and Director of the MBA Program at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. There she oversaw all activities related to the full-time McCombs MBA program including marketing, admissions, student services, and alumni relations.
Elissa received her MBA and her B.A. in English from Texas A&M University, where she was the Assistant Director of the MBA Program until 1997.
Elissa is past Chair of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Annual Industry Conference and still speaks frequently at GMAC events. She formerly served as chair of the MBA Student Services Professionals (MBA SSP) and as a board member for the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Management.
Elissa currently serves as Treasurer on the board of the Thirty Percent Coalition, a national organization focused on the demand side of board diversity, and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards' Women's Initiative Council.
Specialties: MBA Programs, MBA admissions, university admissions, women's issues, women in business, education, women's leadership, fundraising and non-profit management.Elissa serves as CEO of Forté , a non-profit that wants to see more women leading. Through business education, role models, professional networks, and leadership training, Forté shows women how to build the credibility, skills, network and confidence to thrive as leaders and change the status quo. Forté is financially supported by leading companies, top business schools and pioneering donors. Elissa brings to the role extensive knowledge of issues affecting women’s abilities to seek, prepare for and attain business leadership positions, drawn from her prior experience as Assistant Dean and Director of the MBA Program at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. There she oversaw all activities related to the full-time McCombs MBA program including marketing, admissions, student services, and alumni relations. Elissa received her MBA and her B.A. in English from Texas A&M University, where she was the Assistant Director of the MBA Program until 1997. Elissa is past Chair of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Annual Industry Conference and still speaks frequently at GMAC events. She formerly served as chair of the MBA Student Services Professionals (MBA SSP) and as a board member for the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Management. Elissa currently serves as Treasurer on the board of the Thirty Percent Coalition, a national organization focused on the demand side of board diversity, and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards' Women's Initiative Council. Specialties: MBA Programs, MBA admissions, university admissions, women's issues, women in business, education, women's leadership, fundraising and non-profit management.