Evan Forster

Evan Forster is the founder of Forster-Thomas Inc., a premier educational consulting firm serving business-school candidates across North America, as well as foreign candidates from Beijing to Brazil. He is also a regular speaker at Wall Street investment banks, private equity shops, and management consulting firms. Forster came to educational consulting through his work as a writer, beginning as an admissions essay specialist. As a journalist, he has captured personalities for New York, Jane, and Biography; written features for Details, Cosmopolitan, The Utne Reader, and POZ; and covered service pieces from every angle in magazines as diverse as Men’s Health, Mademoiselle, and American Baby. He was the college editor for Seventeen for five years. Forster also works extensively with college, law, clinical psychology, education, film, medical, and international relations candidates. He is a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association, the National Association for College Admissions Counseling, and the Higher Education Consultants Association. Forster earned his BS in speech from Northwestern University and two MFAs from UCLA’s film school.