Who we are 

The Wisconsin Forum is made up of individuals who believe that the United States was built upon a foundation of individual freedom and a limited role for government.

We are committed to speaking on behalf of the principles of liberty, and bringing the reality of the business world into the classroom.

Through the schedule of dinner meetings, the Wisconsin Forum helps to fulfill this commitment by bringing articulate speakers to Milwaukee to discuss economic, moral and philosophical principles which have as their basis the concept of individual freedom and responsibility. Dinner meetings give members the opportunity to enter into meaningful discussions with the presenters.

Mission

The goal of Wisconsin Forum is to provide an opportunity for business leaders, educators, and students to interact with, and learn from, the leading economic and business scholars of our age.

The Wisconsin Forum is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.

Our History

The Forum was founded in 1965 by some of Milwaukee's Industrial leaders, which included Chet W. Anderson - Employers Association (now MRA), Robert W. Baird - Marine Bank,  William H. Brady - W.H. Brady Co. (now Brady Corporation), Harold Falk - Falk Corporation, Burleigh Jacobs - Grede Foundries, William Law - Cudahy Tanning and James Wright - Badger Meter. The original purpose for creating the Forum was to of educate their employees about conservative and free market concepts. For the past forty years the Forum's list of distinguished speakers have included nobel laureates, ambassadors, authors, journalist and a variety of other persons of reputation.

Sponsors

• Briggs & Stratton Corporation 
• Century Fence Corporation
• Cudahy Tanning Company
• Grede Foundries
• Law Offices of John P. Savage, LLC
• Referee Enterprises, Inc.
• Stevens Point Brewery
• Jim Wendt, C3 Systems