Natalie Foster is a leading architect of the movement to build an inclusive and resilient economy. She’s President and co-founder of Economic Security Project, a Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative, and the author of “The Guarantee: Inside the Fight For America’s Next Economy.”

Natalie speaks and writes regularly on economic security, the future of work, and the new political economy. An unstoppable builder, Natalie previously co-founded Rebuild the Dream, served as Digital Director for President Obama’s Organizing for America – a leading partner in winning transformative healthcare reform and built digital teams at the Sierra Club and MoveOn.org. A daughter of a preacher from Kansas, Natalie draws on the values of community, dignity, and optimism to build a better America. She’s on the board of Next River founded by Mia Birdsong, the Beneficial State Foundation founded by Kat Taylor, In Her Hands founded by Hope Wollensack, and the California Budget and Policy Center. She lives in Oakland, California with her husband and two kids.

Authored by Natalie Foster:

Blog Posts Podcasts

Canaries in the Coal Mine: Domestic Workers and the Future of Work

In this conversation, we explore what the past can teach us about the future — and how we can ensure that workers have a say in what comes next.

February 12, 2025

Blog Posts

Looking Back on the “Future of Work” (And What’s Next)

We’ve excited the future of work conversation of the last decade, and entered the age of AI.

July 23, 2024

Videos

Can the Future of Democracy Be Found Through Work?

Panel discussion at Aspen Ideas 2024. Renewed efforts to expand participation, representation and shared decision-making at work may offer a framework to rebuild faith in democracy.

June 25, 2024

Darrick Hamilton speaks at the Aspen Institute
Blog Posts

Economics Reimagined: A Discussion on Building a Human Rights Economy

New economic models have emerged from times of crisis, how we can imagine a better, more inclusive economy built around human rights.

April 11, 2023

Stressed out Black tech worker
Blog Posts

How Contract Work Drives Disparities in Tech

Temporary and contingent workers who work in tech have been largely locked out of the industry’s prosperity.

March 10, 2022