Karen Forté

Karen Forté

SVP of Employee Engagement Strategy - Zeno Group

Karen Forté is the senior vice president of employee engagement strategy at Zeno Group. She specializes in reaching employees where they are, creating strategies that balance business needs with employee motivation and evolving expectations. With more than 20 years in the corporate communications space, Karen has helped companies across multiple industries drive employee engagement and change management, position leaders as effective communicators and develop benefits & compensation strategies across a globally diverse workforce. At Zeno, Karen’s clients have included ALDI, Chick-fil-A, Hyatt, ScottsMiracle-Gro and others. She leads a team that stays attuned to evolving workplace expectations, developing client strategies to meet the moment. Prior to Zeno, Karen spent more than 17 years at The Boeing Company developing employee engagement strategies, guiding leaders through critical change and managing priority defense campaigns.