Cynthia Fortlage

Founder , CAF Services

Ms. Fortlage is an international award-winning LGBT+ executive, entrepreneur, and board leader. For the past 30 years, she has been an information technology executive in Canada. She has held various board roles throughout her career, including past President of the Board for Rainbow Resource Center in Canada. She was the national board chair for the feminist organisation Women’s March Canada and led its merger with Women’s March Global. In 2016 Ms Fortlage came to terms with a 46-year denial of her gender identity. In 2017 she started CAF Services as a Gender Identity Consultant for Women & 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. Helping Individuals, Families and Corporations address gender diversity Issues using #AcceptancewithoutUnderstanding™. She is well-spoken, having presented at 300 events in 25 countries.