About

Our Mission   

As the region's premier women's organization, we actively work to promote our mission to leverage the power of executive women in the Greater Philadelphia region to expand the impact and influence of women leaders.

Our Vision

Women and men share an equal place in leadership, policy and decision making in all private and public entities.

Founded in 1977, The Forum of Executive Women is a membership organization of 350 women of significant influence across the Greater Philadelphia region.  The Forum's membership is comprised of individuals holding the senior-most positions in the corporations, not-for-profit organizations and public sector entities that drive our regional economy and community. 

Dedicated to a mission of leveraging the power of executive women in the region to advance the impact and influence of women leaders across a broad spectrum of society, The Forum has served as the linchpin for a multitude of initiatives that have sparked critical conversations in executive suites, board rooms and public policy arenas.  The Forum's members join together to exchange views that expand and strengthen their own relationships and inspire progress toward a world in which women and men share an equal place in leadership, policy and decision making in all private and public entities. 

Specific Forum programs range from formal symposiums and CEO roundtables to the publication of research reports and outreach promoting the value of gender diversity on boards and in executive suites.  A robust mentoring program with diverse initiatives enhances The Forum's commitment to build the pipeline of our next generation of women leaders.  The Forum is also a founding member of The InterOrganization Network (ION), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women on for-profit boards and in executive suites.  Representing approximately 10,000 women, ION helps build awareness, opportunities and connections by creating a national voice for its 14 regional member organizations.  View The Forum’s most recent report, Women on Boards 2009, Opportunity & Change. View ION’s 2009 report, Planning for Tomorrow's Boardroom: Making Room for More Women.

A Commitment to Inclusion

The Forum and The Forum Foundation acknowledge the importance of diversity – ethnic, racial, religious, age, disability and sexual orientation – to Forum members and to the greater community in which we live and work. The Forum and The Forum Foundation are committed to: 

• Having a membership and leadership that reflects the broad spectrum of executive women.
• Integrating diversity into all aspects of The Forum’s plans and decisions. 
• Addressing issues that impede the professional progress of women.
• Presenting culturally inclusive programming.  

Therefore, The Forum is committed to an ongoing open and honest discussion of diversity issues as they impact women in their careers.