Browse 49 employee-owned companies headquartered in California. These are businesses where employees have a real stake in where they work — from worker cooperatives to ESOPs to profit-sharing companies.
Technology
Financial software company behind TurboTax and QuickBooks with profit sharing and employee stock programs.
Healthcare
Largest nonprofit health plan in the US with extensive SEIU, UNAC, and OPEIU union representation across hospitals and clinics.
Entertainment
World's largest live entertainment company with IATSE-represented stagehands, technicians, and venue workers.
Food & Beverage
Employee-owned bottled water and beverage manufacturer, one of the largest private-label water producers in the US.
Retail
Community-owned natural foods cooperative with two locations in Humboldt County, providing organic and local foods with democratic member governance and employee profit sharing.
Technology
Leading GPU and AI computing company providing equity grants and profit sharing to drive innovation.
Manufacturing
Worker-owned cut-and-sew cooperative providing ethical manufacturing with fair wages, democratic workplace governance, and profit sharing among sewers and cutters.
Finance
ESG-focused mutual fund company managing over $40 billion in assets, employee-owned with profit sharing and a pioneer in responsible investing.
Retail
Outdoor clothing and gear company renowned for environmental activism and worker-friendly practices. Transferred ownership to Patagonia Purpose Trust and Holdfast Collective for environmental mission.
Food & Beverage
Specialty coffee roaster and retailer founded in Berkeley, offering employee stock ownership and profit-sharing through JDE Peet's parent company programs.
Consulting
National organization helping business owners sell their companies to employees through cooperative conversions.
Retail
Worker-owned cooperative grocery store in San Francisco since 1975, specializing in natural and organic products with democratic worker governance.
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