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Researcher · Academic · Executive

Frank Nagle

MicrosoftChief AI EconomistMITResearch Scientist, Initiative on the Digital Economy

Nagle studies how companies can cooperate on shared technologies while still competing in the products built on top of them. His research explains the economic value of open-source software and examines how AI changes productivity, jobs, cybersecurity, and business strategy.

Career & education

Current roles

MicrosoftJun 2026-present

Chief AI Economist

MITJul 2025-present

Research Scientist, Initiative on the Digital Economy

Previously

The Linux FoundationMay 2025-Jun 2026

Advising Chief Economist

Harvard Business School

Assistant Professor, Strategy

University of Southern California

Assistant Professor, Management and Organization

Education

Harvard Business School

Georgetown University

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

Updates 1

MoveMicrosoft appoints Frank Nagle as its first Chief AI Economist

Nagle will develop research on AI's economic effects while remaining a research scientist at MIT.

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