A Fireside Chat With the Chief Economist at OpenAI
Join Marketplace Capital for a private fireside chat with Ronnie Chatterji, Chief Economist at OpenAI, on October 20. We’ll explore how AI is reshaping the economy and society, with a focus on what these shifts mean for early-stage investing and capital allocation.
We look forward to bringing together our LPs and friends of Marketplace Capital for the conversation, followed by a casual happy hour until 6pm and community meetup to follow.
Please note this is a private event with limited capacity. A confirmed RSVP is required to attend.
About Ronnie Chatterji
Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji, Ph.D. is OpenAI's first Chief Economist. He is also the Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor of Business and Public Policy at Duke University. Ronnie works at the intersection of academia, public policy and business, investigating the most important forces shaping our economy and society.
Chatterji is committed to public service, both at the national level and in his home state of North Carolina. He most recently held senior economic policy positions in the Biden Administration. Chatterji served as the White House CHIPS coordinator, overseeing the implementation of the $52 billion CHIPS and Science Act, one of the largest industrial policy initiatives in a generation. He was also the Acting Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council, overseeing the Administration’s work on supporting American manufacturing, building more resilient supply chains, and driving technological innovation. Prior to his White House role, he served as the Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he was the principal economic adviser to the Secretary of Commerce and responsible for policy development related to U.S. competitiveness, innovation, trade and economic growth.
Ronnie previously worked for President Obama as a Senior Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Chatterji served on the North Carolina FIRST Commission and the Governor’s Entrepreneurial Council, two statewide bodies advising Governor Roy Cooper on economic policy. During his sabbatical leave in 2020, Ronnie ran for State Treasurer of North Carolina, winning the statewide primary election and earning more than 2 million votes in the general election.
Chatterji is on leave as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and was previously a visiting Associate Professor at The Harvard Business School. He also holds a secondary appointment at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy.
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