Zoe Hillenmeyer, MBA’13, was honored by the Forte Foundation June 28 in New York City for her contributions to the Olin community to advance women into business leadership positions.

Zoe Hillenmeyer addressed the the Forte MBA Women’s Leadership Conference when she received the Edie Hunt award.

The Edie Hunt award, named in honor of Forte’s Board Chair Emeritus, was presented at Forte’s annual MBA Women’s Leadership Conference.

During her MBA program at Olin, Zoe Hillenmeyer re-invigorated and renamed the Olin Women in Business (OWIB) student organization.

She spearheaded several new events and opportunities for Olin students and alumnae to network and learn from each other.

The 2012-2013 OWIB Board.

Among the initiatives launched under Hillenmeyer’s leadership were the Women at the Table dinners; gender and diversity workshops; a speaker series featuring Olin alumnae in corporate leadership positions; and resume and career coaching for women.

Hillenmeyer orchestrated OWIB outreach to prospective MBA students that included hosting recruiting events and these efforts are credited, in part, for one of the largest increases in the number of women enrolled in Olin’s MBA program last year.

Edie Hunt is Forté’s Board Chair Emeritus and a Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Congratulations, Zoe, on a well-deserved honor and recognition from the ForteFoundation!