TEAM

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NAVROOP SAHDEV

FOUNDER & CEO

Navroop is a pioneering economist, technology futurist and founder & CEO of The Digital Economist. She is also a Fellow at MIT Connection Science and a well- known  economist in the emerging tech space, frequently interviewed by publications like Forbes.

GURVINDER AHLUWALIA

INTERIM VP, SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE

Gurvinder oversees the technical architecture of The Digital Economist product and service offerings. He's the founder & CEO of Digital Twin Lab and former Chief Technology Officer of IBM’s Blockchain-IoT-Cloud unit for North America.

JWALANT DESAI

DIRECTOR, GROWTH

Jwalant is driving the digital marketing effort focused on long-term growth and value at The Digital Economist. Focused on business transformation areas, Jwalant is actively involved in the startup ecosystem in Singapore.

BOBBY KIA

VP, PARTNERSHIPS

Bobby leads the partnership outreach at The Digital Economist and is the co-founder of The People's Prize. He previously worked at the International Finance Corporation and holds an MBA from George Washington.

MAX STANLEY

DIRECTOR, PRODUCT

Max is a behavioral economist and leads the human-centered design work within The Digital Economist. His primary drive is to deliver on the human-centered digital economy through product offerings and thought leadership.

ATTICUS LI

ECONOMIST IN TRAINING

Atticus is a strategist and behavioral economist focused on implementing The Digital Economist's offerings by drawing insights from applied behavioral economics. He is also the founder of Unhackmylife.

ADVISORY BOARD

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ALEX PENTLAND

MIT

Alex “Sandy” Pentland is founding faculty director of MIT Connection Science, and holds a triple appointment at MIT in Media Arts and Sciences, Engineering Systems Division and Sloan School of Business. In 2012, Forbes named Sandy one of the “seven most powerful data scientists in the world.”

HIRA DANGOL

VLAB

Hira is an Advisory Council Member at Harvard Business Review, Global Panel Member at MIT Technology Review and Executive Chair at VLAB Founders' Series. He is a recipient of the 2019 Presidential Service Award, an investor and an advisor to startups globally.