Forge North is an effort to accelerate startup growth and innovation throughout the Greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul region. Led by a growing coalition of entrepreneurs, investors, corporate innovators, entrepreneurial support organizations and more, Forge North is a strategic initiative of the GREATER MSP Partnership.
The Forge North Leadership Council is a group of leaders from across the region’s startup & innovation ecosystem. The Council works to steer the broader coalition’s efforts by growing and engaging the coalition and working in alignment with the board & staff of the GREATER MSP Partnership.
These Council Members are committed to steering the initiative in accordance with the operating principles described above, and the core values of the GREATER MSP Partnership, including: Accountability, Alignment, Inclusion, Innovation & Transparency.
In addition to the Council, the Forge North coalition will announce leaders to steer specific priorities of the coalition, including collaborative projects and peer groups. Watch for more announcements soon.
Forge North was made possible through the direct efforts of dozens of people throughout the region’s startup & innovation ecosystem. We are thankful for their efforts and collaborative spirit. These partners and others worked to build projects and peer groups, develop the shared ambition of the Forge North initiative, and/or steered the initiative’s original leadership teams.
Stay tuned in late 2019 as the Council shares more about teams and official coalition partners.
Forge North is now a strategic initiative of the GREATER MSP Partnership, a public-private economic development partnership for the Greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul region. As a result, GREATER MSP is committed to providing backbone support for the coalition’s growth. The Leadership Council steering the effort is aligned with the Partnership’s Board of Directors and the Partnership’s regional economic development strategy.
Other strategic initiatives of the GREATER MSP Partnership include efforts like Make It. MSP., the region’s talent attraction & retention initiative, the Regional Air Services Partnership, an effort to add new direct routes at MSP International Airport, and ConnextMSP, an inclusive talent network connecting young adults with professional and career opportunities. Each initiative is a coalition of its own, led by teams of from area companies, local governments, professional associations, non-profits, universities, and many other types of organizations.
To learn more, please visit greatermsp.org.