New experts join Google’s AI & Economy team
Anu Madgavkar and Daniel Rock join as research program directors, alongside academic advisor Philippe Aghion and visiting fellow Ajay Agrawal.
- Anu Madgavkar, formerly of the McKinsey Global Institute, will lead empirical research on global AI diffusion, small businesses, and workforce impacts.
- Daniel Rock from the Wharton School will bridge model telemetry with econometrics to study enterprise productivity and labor restructuring.
- 2025 Nobel Laureate Philippe Aghion joins as an academic advisor to model AI's macroeconomic trajectory.
- Ajay Agrawal joins as a visiting fellow focusing on AI, robotics, and scientific discovery.
Google is expanding dedicated economic research leadership to analyze workforce restructuring and enterprise productivity trends driven by generative AI.
