July 14, 2025

Elderly man and woman speaking at event
Remembering Impassioned ESOP Advocate and Pioneer, Patricia Hetter Kelso (1927-2025)

Patricia Hetter Kelso (nee Bertsche), pioneering champion of democratic capitalism, died peacefully in her San Francisco home on Independence Day, July 4, 2025, at age 98. Born in Anderson, Indiana, Patricia dedicated her life to the development and advancement of Binary Economics, a revolutionary economic theory that aims to achieve universal capitalism. After earning degrees…