Moira Forbes

Moira Forbes (born July 19, 1979) is an American journalist and member of the Forbes publishing family.

Moira Forbes
Born (1979-07-19) July 19, 1979
Morristown, New Jersey
Alma materPrinceton University (B.A.)
OccupationPublisher, journalist

Biography

Early life

Moira Forbes is the daughter of Steve Forbes, who was a former Republican presidential candidate and the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes. She is also the granddaughter of Malcolm Forbes. She attended St. Andrew's School in Delaware and holds a B.A. in art history from Princeton University. She attended Harvard Business School's Program for Leadership Development.[1]

Career

She first joined Forbes Media in 2001 in its London office, overseeing marketing initiatives for the magazine's European edition. She relocated to the company's New York headquarters in 2003, and was named Associate Publisher of Forbes' lifestyle magazine, Forbes Life, the following year. In 2008,[2] Forbes helped launch ForbesWoman, a multi-media platform that includes a website, digital community and a variety of forums and live events. The following year, she founded the Forbes Executive Women's Board, a national organization dedicated to "harnessing the collective power of women in business to drive sustainable change."[3]

She is the publisher of ForbesWoman, a division of Forbes Media LLC dedicated to women in business and leadership. She also serves as a Forbes columnist, focusing on issues for career women and profiling women for Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women. In 2009, Success with Moira Forbes[4] was launched on the Forbes Video Network. The bi-weekly series has featured guests such as Sheryl Sandberg, Oprah Winfrey, Arianna Huffington, and Donna Karan. Forbes is also a frequent keynote speaker, host and moderator for women's gatherings around the world.[5]

Personal life

She married an Australian-born orthopaedic surgeon in 2008.[6] She resides in New York City and Philadelphia.

References
  1. "Moira FORBES". GLOBAL MEETING 2011 SPEAKERS. womens-forum.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. Forbes, Moira (April 1, 2009). "Welcome To ForbesWoman". Forbes. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. "Moira Forbes". Blog Her. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. Success with Moira Forbes
  5. "MOIRA FORBES". harrywalker.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. "WEDDING TOAST". New York Post. July 23, 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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