In this first leadership interview of our Campfire series, we’re excited to share some very fresh thinking from Tim Flacke, Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder of Commonwealth.  For 30 years he’s focused on solutions that help workers and families in US become more financially secure. Five years ago we talked about what the retirement system would be, if it could be. Today we’re talking about benefits for the future. Will it surprise you to hear the two are linked? 

Good friends introduce you to good people. This week, we chat with Professor Keith Weigelt, thanks to an introduction from DCIIA’s Dominika Turkcan. Sometimes when you’re walking to work, you see something you can do something about. In this case, it involves money – and intergenerational wealth. Not all of us would start a financial empowerment program if we saw racial wealth inequality, but one man did. Here’s how it’s going.