Episode 253: Maureen Conway of the Aspen Institute

Bret Keisling kicks off Season 7 with a great conversation with Maureen Conway, vice president of the Aspen Institute and executive director of its Economic Opportunities Program [https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/economic-opportunities-program/], for a deep dive on employee ownership, quality jobs, and the critical interplay between job opportunities and strong communities, young people and the workforce. Maureen shares the Aspen Institute's background and focus and gives an overview on the first annual EO Ideas Forum, co-sponsored by the Rutgers SMLR Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing. Held in the summer of 2023, Bret called it the most powerful program on employee ownership he's seen in fifteen years in the field. Show notes and links to the topics mentioned in the podcast are available on our website at www.EsOpPodcast.com.