The WISE Lab expands the research network and community of practice around economic mobility and workforce empowerment. We convene academic researchers, industry partners, and government policymakers to prioritize research questions, foster collaborations, and share insights and best practices.
Investing In The Ownership Economy
October 9, 2025 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM PDT | Wells Fargo C420, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
What does it look like to invest in ownership models that build wealth and resilience in communities? Join the Institute for Business and Social Impact Ownership Initiative for a conversation on how investors are channeling capital into employee ownership, cooperatives, and other shared equity approaches. Featuring perspectives from Natural Investments and Apis & Heritage Capital Partners and more. Food and refreshments will be provided. Register for tickets to this free in-person event.
CRB Rethinking Corporate Ownership
April 30, 2025 | 11:30 - 1:30 pm PST | Spieker Forum
What if companies weren’t solely designed to maximize shareholder profits? Co-sponsored with the Institute for Business & Social Impact, Center for Responsible Business, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment and NetImpact at Berkeley-Haas, this CRB Peterson Speaker Series featured leading experts and practitioners who are reimagining corporate structures to drive economic resilience, innovation, and social equity.
CRB Exploring Worker-Ownership Opportunities in Californ
April 23, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 pm PST | Wells Fargo Room
The Institute for Business and Social Impact and the Center for Responsible Business hosted a lunchtime student roundtable where Berkeley-Haas Professor David Levine discussed the state’s efforts to advance a pivotal opportunity for workers through the POWER Act (AB 489), his work on the High Road Worker Ownership Study, and opportunities for students to get more involved in this growing state supported research area.