Tricyclic chemical modulators of FOXO transcription factor proteins are disclosed. The compounds are useful to treat cancer, age-onset proteotoxicity, stress-induced depression, inflammation, and acne. The compounds are of the following and similar genera (i), (ii) and (iii), in which Het is an aromatic heterocyclic ring and Y is a point of attachment of various side chains and rings. An example of such a compound is 4-chloro-