Alfred Forbes earned his BA in Philosophy from Dartmouth College and completed his MBA at the University of Phoenix. Mr. Forbes has worked in the health field since 1990 serving as an HIV Buddy, member of the Community Planning Group, Community Health Educator, and Ryan White Case Manager. He is also a certified Life Coach, and Universal Life Church Minister. 

In 2000, Al joined the Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD) CDC Gay Men of Color Northeast Capacity Building Assistance Program, providing technical assistance addressing the HIV needs of agencies serving African American/Black MSM/SGLM in the Northeast. In 2003, he started Forbes Consulting and has provided organizational development and capacity-building assistance to departments of health, community and faith-based organizations, social justice organizations, and businesses in over 30 states in North America, Africa, and Brazil. As a subject matter expert

 Mr. Forbes has presented at national, state, and regional conferences and authored or co-authored HIV curricula on HIV Testing -for non-medical testers, Black MSM/SGLM and Transgender Women, and Cultural Competency. He currently chairs the Community Advisory Board for Project WISH, the Clinical Studies Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is a member of the Hoosier Harm Reduction Coalition, the National Black Harm Reduction Network, state and national Ending the HIV Epidemic and HCV initiatives, and serves as a consultant for Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB).