Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping Institute

Carolyn Forte, a consumer products expert, is the director of the Home Appliances & Cleaning Products Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Family and Consumer Science from Queens College, CUNY, Carolyn began her career almost 40 years ago as a textiles analyst for the Montgomery Ward Company. Today she oversees all GH Institute testing, research, and editorial production involving cleaning appliances and products, like vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, detergents, and more. She writes Good Housekeeping's monthly cleaning advice column, "Ask the GH Cleaning Lab", is the author of several Good Housekeeping books and special interest publications, including Simple Cleaning Wisdom and Get Organized in 30 Days or Less!, and is the stain-removal guru behind the genius advice on Good Housekeeping’s Amazon Alexa skill. Even in her personal life, Carolyn makes cleaning a priority: She hates dirty windows so much that she’s been known to take a vacation day to stay home and clean hers.