| Moira Forbes Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
| Weight | 63 kg |
| Date of Birth | July 19, 1979 |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Spouse | John Anderson |
Moira Forbes is an American journalist and publishing executive who has served as the executive vice president of Forbes, a renowned American business magazine. Besides that, she has served as a governing trustee of St. Andrew’s, her alma mater, as well as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a comprehensive cancer treatment and research institution in Boston, Massachusetts. Moira is also a regular keynote speaker, host, and moderator at major formal women’s gatherings around the world.
Born Name
Moira Forbes
Nick Name
Moira
Sun Sign
Cancer
Born Place
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Residence
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality
Education
Moira had attended St. Andrew’s, a private, Episcopal, co-educational boarding school in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. After graduating high school in 1997, she joined Princeton University, a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey.
She graduated cum laude (meaning ‘with praise’, typically awarded to graduates in the top 20%, 25%, or 30% of their class, depending on the institution) from there in 2001 with a B. A. (Bachelor of Arts) degree in art history.
She later also attended a course called ‘Program for Leadership Development’ at the Harvard Business School, the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.
Occupation
Journalist, Publishing Executive
Family
- Father – Steve Forbes (Publishing Executive, Politician, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine)
- Mother – Sabina Beekman
- Siblings – Sabina Forbes (Sister), Catherine Forbes (Sister), Roberta Forbes (Sister), Elizabeth Forbes (Sister)
- Others – Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (Paternal Grandfather) (Entrepreneur, Politician, Publisher of Forbes magazine) (d. February 1990), Roberta Remsen (née Laidlaw) (Paternal Grandmother) (d. 1992), Christopher Forbes (Uncle) (Publisher, Vice-Chairman of Forbes magazine), Charlotte Adelaide Mathilde Forbes (Cousin), Moira Hamilton (Aunt), Tim Forbes (Uncle) (Chief Operating Officer of Forbes magazine), Robert Laidlaw (Uncle), Bertie Charles Forbes (Great Grandfather) (Journalist, Founder of Forbes magazine) (d. May 1954), Adelaide Mary Stevenson (Great Grandmother), Bruce Charles Forbes (Grand Uncle) (d. 1964), Robert Remsen Laidlaw (Great Grandfather), Isabella Laidlaw (Great Grandmother)
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
Weight
63 kg or 139 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Moira has dated –
- John Anderson (2008-Present) – Moira married an Australian-born orthopedic surgeon named John Anderson in 2008. They have 2 sons together named Malcolm ‘Mac’ Forbes Aberdeen Anderson (b. May 2015) and Frederick ‘Freddie’ Forbes Anderson (b. April 2017).
Race / Ethnicity
White
She is of American descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Hazel
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Slender frame
- Center-parted, shoulder-length, straight hair
- Affable smile
- Radiant face
Moira Forbes Facts
- Moira, soon after graduating from Princeton University in 2001, joined the London office of Forbes Media, her family business, to supervise the marketing initiatives of the European edition of Forbes magazine.
- She joined the company’s New York headquarters in 2003 and became the associate publisher of Forbes Life, the lifestyle edition of Forbes magazine, in 2004.
- In 2008, Moira played a key role in the launch of ForbesWoman, a multi-media platform dedicated to the coverage of women in business and leadership. Since then, she has served as the publisher of a quarterly magazine with the same name.
- She also plays a major part in the curation of Forbes magazine’s annual list of ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’. In 2009, she started a bi-weekly interview series called Success with Moira Forbes which is broadcast via the Forbes Video Network.
Featured Image by Moira Forbes / Instagram
