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Five Big Ideas for Employee Ownership
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Join this session to listen in as 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, John Jay College at the 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
Thank you to our colleagues at the Ford Foundation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Prudential Financial for their generous support of the 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum. Rutgers University also appreciates the support of the Sorenson Impact Foundation for its support of this convening and other events in 2025.
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Join this session to listen in as 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, John Jay College at the 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
Thank you to our colleagues at the Ford Foundation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Prudential Financial for their generous support of the 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum. Rutgers University also appreciates the support of the Sorenson Impact Foundation for its support of this convening and other events in 2025.
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