Lynn Forester de Rothschild Urges Greater Access to Employee Ownership to Rebalance U.S. Economy

Lynn Forester de Rothschild, CEO of E.L. Rothschild, and founder of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism, has identified employee ownership as a key strategy for revitalizing the American economy and rebalancing power between markets and labor.

Writing in Time magazine, Forester de Rothschild outlined four key recommendations for President Trump: expanding employee ownership, reducing taxes for workers, investing in education and skills training, and embracing worker-centric AI.

She called on the government to “give workers an investment where they work,” urging reforms that would expand access to ownership for working people.

By reforming current regulatory and litigation risks around Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), the administration can unlock share ownership opportunities for workers—not only in private firms but also in public companies,” she wrote.

EL Rothschild is a family investment company established in 2003 with her late husband Sir Evelyn Robert de Rothschild, and its current holdings include The Economist Newspaper Ltd, owner of The Economist magazine, as well as real estate, agricultural and food interests.

Forester de Rothschild launched the Council for Inclusive Capitalism in 2019, following a series of meetings with late Pope Francis at the Vatican. The Council’s mission is to harness the power of markets and business to reform capitalism and ensure it delivers long-term value for all stakeholders.

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