Executive · Academic · Policy

Aaron 'Ronnie' Chatterji

OpenAIChief EconomistDuke UniversityDistinguished Professor

🇺🇸 American

Chatterji studies how AI changes jobs, productivity and economic growth, connecting research on innovation and entrepreneurship with public policy. He also coordinated the US CHIPS program, a $52 billion effort to strengthen domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research.^[1]

Career & education

Current roles

Chief Economist

Duke University

Distinguished Professor

Previously

Council of Economic Advisers

Senior Economist

Education

Cornell University

Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

References

OpenAI — first Chief Economistopenai.com
AI economic research, jobs and growth; implementation of CHIPS funding.

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