Careers

The Opportunity: President & CEO

The president and CEO is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction, financial health, and administration of Inforum to execute its mission. This position reports to the board of directors.

The successful candidate will provide thoughtful and visionary executive leadership that is inclusive, transparent, and empowering and be able to move seamlessly between the role’s many facets with professional dexterity. A positive mindset and dedication to the organization’s mission, vision, and values are essential.

Key responsibilities include:

• Advocacy and awareness: Be aware of and knowledgeable about trends and conditions that bear on Inforum’s mission, funders, and members/constituents, and create strategies to address as needed. Serve as Inforum’s primary spokesperson, representing its mission and interests to the public, media, and other stakeholders. Engage and inspire individuals, corporate investors, nonprofit donors/grantors, and new constituencies.
• Community engagement: Display personability and enthusiasm for being the public face of Inforum. Create/maintain a consistent, visible, and respected public presence. Foster strong, strategic relationships in Southeast Michigan, West Michigan, and virtual communities to enhance Inforum’s visibility, reputation, and impact.
• Fundraising and development: Oversee strategic fundraising efforts, including corporate investor relations, current and prospective grantors, donor relations, and partnership development to secure financial support for Inforum’s programs, educational offerings, and initiatives. Identify possible additional sources of funding and lead strategies to secure them. Ensure financial stability and sustainability by maintaining healthy cash flow and adequate reserves
• Leadership and strategy: Implement, adapt, and develop as needed Inforum’s strategic vision, aligned with the organization’s mission, vision, values, and guiding principles.
• Operational management: Ensure effective management of Inforum’s $2 million+ budget. Identify possible additional sources of funding and lead strategies to secure them.
• Program development: Oversee the creation and execution of innovative and meaningful programs, events, and educational opportunities that support its mission and theory of change.
• Team building: Continually foster a culture that encourages collaboration and recognizes positive contributions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in leadership roles, preferably within a nonprofit organization.
• Proven success in developing and designing programming for nonprofit membership and/or business, or women’s organizations, or leading such efforts.
• Proven record of successful fundraising and development efforts. Experience in building corporate relationships for funding/support is a strong plus.
• Strong strategic planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Passion for the mission.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Inforum welcomes applicants for the CEO position and anticipates the successful candidate to commence their tenure in the fall of 2025. Inforum offers competitive compensation and benefits that include medical, dental, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, and retirement programs with employer contribution. We also offer generous paid time off including 11 paid holidays.

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae or résumé and a cover letter detailing interest in the position and relevant experience to: maureen@mbdconsulting.org.

How to apply:

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae or résumé and a cover letter detailing interest in the position and relevant experience to: maureen@mbdconsulting.org.

About the organization

Founded in 1962, Inforum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the only professional organization in Michigan - and one of a few in the country - that combines strategic connections, proven professional development programs, a respected forum for new ideas, and original research to accelerate careers for women and boost talent initiatives for companies.

Inforum classes, meetings, and events serve a broad range of women in different stages and types of careers - from professionals in for-profit and nonprofit settings to emerging and rising corporate leaders, senior and C-suite leaders, entrepreneurs, veterans, and corporate board members. We also conduct and publish original research on women’s leadership influence.

We work closely with women and companies to help them achieve their goals. We also collaborate with other nonprofits and educational institutions to broaden our reach, stay abreast of current research, and contribute our own original research. Partners include Wayne State University, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, the Center for Automotive Research, and SAE International, among others.

We offer our programs and activities to our nearly 6,000 members in Southeast and West Michigan and also virtually across a wide national and international geography. Our work is supported by more than 100 companies, corporations, and foundations. In addition, in the program year ended June 30, 2025:

• There were 292 events, affinity group meetings, and other gatherings connecting nearly 8,400 attendees.
• More than 2,200 individuals were served through more than 45 opportunities for learning.
• We focused on emerging professionals through our Next Gen Advisory Council and affinity groups in Southeast and West Michigan. The affinity groups attracted 250 attendees over 15 meetings.
• Mentorship opportunities through our app and targeted events. In the last year, 74 mentors connected with 450 college students and young professionals.

The above were supported by more than 300 volunteers in addition to staff.

Although our mission and emphasis are focused on women, we welcome men. Our membership, ac􀆟vi􀆟es, and programs are open to all.

OUR WORK

Talent Pipeline Development and Career Advancement

We offer a research-based portfolio of leadership development programs targeted toward women at all career stages. We adapt and update our curricula as well as offer new classes to meet current demand. Our current offerings include:

• Executive Leadership: This flagship program teaches good leaders the skills they need to be exceptional leaders who can be catalysts for high-performing teams, loyal employees, and enduring growth.
• Ignite Your Momentum: Professionals at all career levels learn how to leverage their strengths, enhance executive presence, foster strategic relationships, and communicate with impact.
• Next4Vets: This course teaches women veterans how to leverage their military skills for success in the corporate world.
• Workshops and seminars: We offer tailored content, flexible delivery, expert facilitation, and practical tools in a collaborative environment.
• Custom Programming: We can create new programs or customize existing ones.
• Individual coaching programs: Sessions are phased over 3-6 months to meet individual needs.
• Learning Labs: 90-minute skills-based sessions bringing real-world perspective from a practitioner with expertise in a particular field or subject.

Professional Relationship Building

• Affinity groups: Twenty-six member-led groups organized around common interests meet in person or virtually.
• Industry groups: HealthcareNEXT, ManufacturingNEXT, MobilityNEXT, and TechnologyNEXT serve women in those industries through volunteer-planned ac􀆟vi􀆟es and programs.
• inSTEM: We give students and young professionals access to female STEM role models through Inforum events or collaborations with partners. Since 2017, we have supplied more than 700 role models to events serving more than 2,500 K-college students and 940 young professionals.
• Mentorship: Prospective mentors and mentees can connect through the Inforum app.
• Signature events: Strategically held throughout the year, these events provide opportunities for learning and creating/deepening professional connections.
• Sustainable Business Network Detroit: This Erb Family Foundation-funded initiative works to connect professionals with an interest in sustainability through events, social media, original content, a website, and research.

Insights:

• The Michigan Women’s Leadership Report, published biennially in collaboration with the Mike Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University, documents the presence of women in leadership at Michigan-based public companies.
• We have co-edited two books on women’s leadership in automotive/mobility published by SAE International and independently researched and published a report on Black women’s presence on public company boards.