Barbara Conley

Barbara McCarty Conley is the founder of Business Forum, Inc. She currently holds multiple positions including Director at First Business Capital Corp.
since 2009, Director at Madison Community Foundation, Member at State Bar of Wisconsin, and Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at First Business Bank (Madison, Wisconsin).
In the past, she served as Chairman at UnityPoint Health-Meriter, Meriter Retirement Services, Inc., and Downtown Madison, Inc. She also held the position of Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at First Business Bank - Milwaukee.
From 1976 to 2007, she was a Senior Vice President-Corporate Banking at Associated Bank Milwaukee.
Additionally, she was the General Counsel at First Business Financial Services, Inc. from 2007 to 2024.
Ms. Conley completed her undergraduate and MBA degrees at the University of Wisconsin and obtained her graduate degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.