ImpactAlpha: Is private equity’s employee ownership plan the real deal?

Many impact investors want to address the growing wealth gap that is undermining democracy and economic stability in the U.S. But if employees get a small percent of the equity shares in a private equity portfolio company, while executives get a lion’s share, the wealth gap will continue to grow. “This is not the solution,” says Delilah Rothenberg of The Predistribution Initiative (PDI).