Seasoned entrepreneur with over thirty (30) years of successfully starting international start-up’s for both billion dollar companies and multi-million dollar private companies.

Forrest has: – Over 18 lifetime awards – Founding team for Secure E-Commerce Globally, Awarded by US Commerce Dept – Founding team for IBM’s E-Commerce Division, Triple award – Founder KPMG Payment Gateways, one of the most profitable practices in history – Founding team for KPMG Consulting (BearingPoint UK), Platinum award – Former Deloitte Consulting, Sr. Advisor – Co-founder, Aria Gems Inc. One of the World’s largest Panjshir Emerald companies – Tufts University BS Electrical Engineering, Babson College MBA – Former professor, current Tufts U. Entrepreneurship Center Advisory Board – Visited over 90 countries, lifetime Black MBA Association Member, yacht captain