The Economic Value of AI at Work and at Home

Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji, Ph.D works on solutions to grand challenges at the intersection of the public and private sectors. Through his award-winning academic research, top government policy roles, and operational experience in the private sector, he generates unique insights that drive impact in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship, business strategy, geopolitics, and sustainable economic development.‍

Ronnie is currently on leave from his professorship at Duke to serve as the first Chief Economist of OpenAI. ‍In this role, he is developing research insights on how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing our economy and society. He works closely with the product and commercial teams to diffuse the power of AI to as many people as possible.

Ronnie officially serves as the Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor of Business and Public Policy at Duke University. He also holds a secondary appointment at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and was previously a visiting Associate Professor at The Harvard Business School. He received his Ph.D. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley and his B.A. in Economics from Cornell University.