Wes Moore, CEO of Robin Hood Foundation, spoke to Dan Loney about the racial wealth gap and its new NinetyToZero initiative. NinetyToZero includes a wide range of CEOs and organizations that have come together with the goal to close the 90% wealth gap and make significant change that also might increase U.S. GDP over time. Wharton is the lead research partner for this initiative.
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Robin Hood’s Wes Moore on Joining Forces to Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Wes Moore, CEO of Robin Hood Foundation, talks about the NinetyToZero initiative
April 11, 2021
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Wes Moore, CEO of Robin Hood Foundation, talks about the NinetyToZero initiative
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