Steward Ownership: A New Way of Owning and Investing in Companies
summary
Claims that company ownership can be redesigned so control stays with people close to the company rather than absentee investors, implemented by legally splitting voting and dividend rights and putting votes into steward bodies and dividends into foundations. Cites Denmark data on >1,000 firms and a roughly sixfold higher 40‑year survival for steward/foundation firms, describes two dedicated investment funds with risk‑adjusted capped returns and admits legal forms and capital are current bottlenecks.
AI-written summary · about
chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:34Corporate ownership needs innovation
- 5:53Ownership as rights bundle
- 8:26OpenAI and Bosch ownership
- 10:56Steward ownership principles
- 13:04Why steward ownership matters
- 15:35Steward ownership in practice
- 17:20Benefits of steward-owned firms
- 18:45Financing steward-owned companies
- 19:49Summary and call to action
related talks
15mUnderstanding the Stewardship Role in CRA Compliance
28mCollaborative Leadership: Governance Beyond Company Affiliation
39mWhen business models are conflicting with security
15mEnough Foundations Already!
18mExit to Your Community
16mGo IPO or Stay Private
01h 01minvestors panel
47mQ&A with 3 Supervisors