Aaron Chatterji

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Aaron Chatterji, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.  From 2010-2011, he served as a Senior Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) where he worked on a wide range of policies relating to entrepreneurship, innovation, infrastructure and economic growth.

Chatterji’s research and teaching investigate some of the most important forces shaping our global economy and society: entrepreneurship, innovation, and the expanding social mission of business.  He is especially interested in the fluid boundaries between government and business, and how public policies interact with the activities of responsible companies, social entrepreneurs, and creative customers.  He is a faculty affiliate of the Health Sector Management program, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Center for Energy, Development and Global Environment at Duke University.

Chatterji has testified as an expert witness at the House Committee on Small Business and the U.S. Department of State.  His work has been cited by The New York Times, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist, and he was recently profiled in The Financial Times and Fortune.  He has authored opinion pieces in The Washington Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Raleigh News & Observer and has appeared on television and radio.

Chatterji is as a board member for Durham Communities in Schools and Bull City Forward, a Durham-based entrepreneurship accelerator.  He advises technology start-up companies on innovation and strategy. He has taught entrepreneurship at a Durham public high school, advised Duke’s Program for Entrepreneurs, and served as a Fellow at the Center for American Progress.  Chatterji was awarded an inaugural Junior Faculty Fellowship from the Kauffman Foundation to recognize his work as a leading scholar in entrepreneurship.  He also received the Rising Star award from the Aspen Institute for his work on business and public policy. He previously worked as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs & Company.

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.