# Made Here, Owned Here: Employee Ownership in Manufacturing

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Published: 2026-06-16T14:20:00+00:00
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## Resource

American manufacturing continues to face an uncertain future, with decades of offshoring and consolidation hollowing out communities and leaving workers behind. This session explores how employee ownership models can help sustain existing manufacturers, support the rebuilding of domestic production capacity, advance our national competitiveness, and ensure that the workers who make things in America have a real stake in the businesses they power. Our conversation includes opening remarks from Douglas Kruse (Research Director, Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, Rutgers University), followed by a panel discussion with Rich Cammarano (President and CEO, Tech Etch Inc); Veda Clark (Chair of the Board of Directors, Lampin Corporation); Elisabeth Reynolds (Professor of the Practice, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT); and moderator Jack Moriarty (Executive Director, Lafayette Square Institute). This video comes from the 2026 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum, which took place June 2-3, 2026, in Washington DC and online. For more information about this session, including a transcript, speaker bios, and additional resources, visit our website . For additional content from the Forum, visit our main event page . To view more sessions and event highlights, subscribe to our YouTube channel . Or subscribe to our podcast and listen on the go. About this event: The Employee Ownership Ideas Forum is an annual event hosted by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program and the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing at Rutgers University . The Forum convenes participants — including members of Congress, congressional staff, administration officials, employee owners, investors, lenders, researchers, practitioners, a…

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