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In this session from the 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum, we hear five thought leaders discuss their new ideas and fresh takes on the role of employee ownership in our economy and society and what we can do to help it grow.
Speakers
Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development, Department of Africana Studies, John Jay College, City University of New York
Tammy Miller, Former Lieutenant Governor, State of North Dakota
Phil Reeves, Founding Partner, Apis and Heritage
Jesse Walker, Book Editor, Reason Magazine
Leslie Wilson, Dean, Wilson College of Business, University of Northern Iowa
About the Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing
The purpose of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing is to study the various models that have emerged and will emerge of employee ownership shares and profit shares in the corporation and society of the United States and around the world.
About the Economic Opportunities Program
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy.
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