Fmr. NEC Deputy Director Bharat Ramamurti Keynotes the 2026 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum

<p>In this video, Bharat Ramamurti — former deputy director of the National Economic Council of the United States — speaks at the 2026 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum, which took place June 2-3, 2026, in Washington DC and online.</p><p>For more information about this session, including a transcript, speaker bios, and additional resources, <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/videos/fmr-nec-deputy-director-bharat-ramamurti-keynotes-the-2026-employee-ownership-ideas-forum/"><u>visit our website</u></a>.</p><p>For additional content from the Forum, <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/employee-ownership-ideas-forum-2026/"><u>visit our main event page</u></a>.</p><p>To view more sessions and event highlights, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@aspeneop"><u>subscribe to our YouTube channel</u></a>.</p><p>Or <a href="https://pod.link/1503944129"><u>subscribe to our podcast</u></a> and listen on the go.</p><p>About this event:</p><p>The <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/employee-ownership-ideas-forum-2026/"><u>Employee Ownership Ideas Forum</u></a> is an annual event hosted by the <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/economic-opportunities-program/"><u>Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program</u></a> and the <a href="https://smlr.rutgers.edu/faculty-research-engagement/institute-study-employee-ownership-and-profit-sharing"><u>Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing at Rutgers University</u></a>.</p><p>The Forum convenes participants — including members of Congress, congressional staff, administration officials, employee owners, investors, lenders, researchers, practitioners, and policy experts — around the shared, bipartisan goal of increasing broad-based employee ownership and providing workers and communities with the opportunity to own their share of America’s prosperity and future.</p><p>The Forum highlights innovative policies and practices, features firsthand experiences and perspectives of employee owners, and fosters dialogue and engagement to drive concrete actions toward expanding employee ownership.</p><p>We are grateful to our Forum Champions — the Ford Foundation, Prudential Financial, the Sorenson Impact Foundation, JPMorganChase, and EO Equals — for their principal support of the Forum. We also thank McKinsey &amp; Company, a Forum Ally, for its generous contribution.</p><p>As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Aspen Institute is nonpartisan and does not endorse, support, or op