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Frank Nagle

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Chief AI Economist at MicrosoftResearch Scientist, Initiative on the Digital Economy at MIT

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.

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Background

Current roles

Chief AI Economist Jun 2026-present

Research Scientist, Initiative on the Digital Economy Jul 2025-present

Previously

May 2025-Jun 2026Advising Chief Economist,

The Linux Foundation

Assistant Professor, Strategy, Harvard Business School

Assistant Professor, Management and Organization,

University of Southern California

Education

Harvard Business School

Georgetown University

About this data

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

Last editorial review: August 7, 2026

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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.