Kristen Cullen Forti

Kristen Cullen Forti serves as a Partner at Flatiron Search Partners, where expertise is leveraged to support CEOs and Boards of high-growth, VC/PE-backed consumer brands. Forti is also a Limited Partner at Orange Collective and Alumni Ventures, focusing on investments in promising AI startups and providing diversified venture portfolios for accredited investors. As the Founder and CEO of Epitome Executive Search, Forti executed over 75 executive searches for middle-market companies. Previous roles include Senior Director of Marketing at reacHIRE, Director of Customer Growth Strategy at CVS Health, and various positions at Panera Bread, Ecolab, Verizon Foundation, and Dunkin' Brands. Forti holds an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a Bachelor's Degree from the College of the Holy Cross.