Summary
Bharat Chandar is a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford's Digital Economy Lab studying how AI reshapes labor markets and firm productivity, combining big data analysis with industry partnerships. With a PhD in economics from Stanford GSB and an MS in statistics from the University of Chicago, he blends rigorous econometric training with applied data science developed at Uber and Oracle. His eleven-year career spans academic research, policy-focused data science, and early web development, giving him a rare cross-sector view of technology’s economic effects. Notably, he has translated academic insight into actionable industry collaboration, leveraging company data to measure real-world impacts of automation and AI adoption. Based in San Francisco, he brings both technical depth and policy-aware thinking to questions about the future of work.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Economics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Economics at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Miami Country Day School
Master of Science (MS) Statistics, Master of Science (MS) Statistics at University of Chicago
Spanish, Tamil