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Opportunity Knocking: Impact Capital as the Transformative Agent to Take Employee Ownership to Scale

Jessica Rose, Karen Kahn, Marjorie Kelly, Michelle Camou, Sarah Stranahan | January, 2021

This paper proposes that impact investors and other capital providers could catalyze employee ownership buyouts. Impact capital could become the lever used to redirect wealth into the hands of working Americans, creating a more just and equitable economy that is more resilient against future shocks. Investments in employee ownership buyouts could offer attractive midrange returns, … Read More

Race, Equity and the Transformative Power of Employee Ownership: A Conversation with Todd Leverette

Karen Kahn, Todd Leverette | July, 2020

This interview with Todd Leverette explores how employee ownership could address the racial wealth gap and benefit Black and brown communities. “Employee ownership gives Black and brown workers the ability to both build wealth and improve the quality of their jobs through actually having a voice in not just their day-to-day activities but in the … Read More