Employee Ownership Advocates Urged to Reject the Niche Label
Paula D’Ambrosa, Prudential Financial’s director of inclusive wealth-building, opened the second day of the 2026 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum by arguing that employee ownership should be understood as a longstanding American answer to who shares in economic growth. Drawing on a Revolutionary-era profit-sharing requirement for cod-fishing subsidies, she said the field should stop describing itself as niche and instead present employee ownership as a mainstream way for workers to share in the value they create, including as artificial intelligence reshapes the economy.
The Aspen Institute·Jun 9, 2026·8 min read
