Policy to Practice: What Washington Decisions Mean for Employee Ownership

What if you could sit in on the meeting where regulators decide which ESOP transactions to investigate or which fiduciary rules to rewrite next?

Federal policymaking doesn’t just happen in DC—its effects ripple into every ESOP boardroom and trustee meeting. Drawing on my tenure as assistant secretary for the US Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), I’ve created this session to offer an insider’s view of how enforcement priorities, staffing shifts, and political pressures shape the regulatory environment for employee ownership.
Together, we’ll walk through a mock rulemaking scenario and identify how these developments translate into real-world challenges and opportunities for ESOP companies and advisors. Participants will leave with a practical checklist for anticipating regulatory changes, engaging effectively with policymakers, and protecting their plans before the next wave of guidance hits.