Ajay Agrawal
Also known as Ajay K. Agrawal
Ajay Agrawal holds the Geoffrey Taber Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Rotman School of Management, where he conducts research on the economics of artificial intelligence. In 2012 he founded the Creative Destruction Lab, a seed-stage program for science-based companies. He co-wrote Prediction Machines, released in April 2018, and Power and Prediction, released in November 2022. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2022. Google named him a visiting fellow in September 2026.
Timeline
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2010
Co-founding The Next 36
In 2010, he co-founds The Next 36 and becomes its academic director.
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2012
Founding the Creative Destruction Lab
The Creative Destruction Lab, which he founds in 2012, is a seed-stage program for science-based companies.
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April 2018
The book Prediction Machines
Prediction Machines, a book on the economics of AI that he co-writes, is released in April 2018.
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2021
A research impact award
In 2021, the Rotman School of Management gives him its Outstanding Research Impact Award.
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2022
Member of the Order of Canada
The Order of Canada appoints him a Member in 2022.
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November 2022
The book Power and Prediction
Power and Prediction, a co-written book on the economics of AI, is released in November 2022.
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September 2026
A visiting fellow at Google
In September 2026, he joins Google as a visiting fellow to collaborate closely with David Autor.
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As of October 2026
Geoffrey Taber Chair at Rotman
He holds the Geoffrey Taber Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Rotman School of Management, where he conducts research on the economics of artificial intelligence.
Sources and credits
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