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Aaron "Ronnie" Chatterji (born July 22, 1978) is Acting Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council. In the role, he leads the Biden Administration's efforts on manufacturing and supply chains, and coordinates implementation of The Chips and Science Act of 2022. Previously, he was Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Commerce, advising the Secretary of Commerce on domestic and international economic issues. Chatterji previously served in the Obama administration as a Senior Economist in the White House's Council of Economic Advisers. Chatterji is currently on leave from his position as a Distinguished Professor of Business and Public Policy at Duke University, where he studies innovation, entrepreneurship, strategic management, and corporate social responsibility.

Education
Chatterji graduated from Vestal High School and then Cornell University, where he earned a B.A. in Economics and International Relations. In 2006, Chatterji received his Ph.D. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Career
Chatterji worked as a financial analyst for Goldman Sachs from 2000 to 2001. After earning his doctorate in 2006 from UC Berkeley, Chatterji joined the faculty of Duke University, earning tenure in 2014 and eventually being named the Mark Burgess and Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor of Business and Public Policy at Duke University. With appointments at the Fuqua School of Business and Sanford School of Public Policy, Chatterji has published over 30 articles in management, economics, and finance journals. He co-authored "Can Business Save the Earth" (Stanford University Press) and has published op-eds and essays in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review and for Brookings.

Outside academia, Chatterji is active in public service. From 2010 to 2011, he was a Senior Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Chatterji also served on the North Carolina FIRST Commission and the Governor's Entrepreneurial Council, advising Governor Roy Cooper on economic policy.

In 2020, Chatterji ran for State Treasurer of North Carolina, winning the primary and earning endorsements from President Biden, Vice President Harris, and former President Obama. Chatterji narrowly lost the general election to Dale Folwell.

Chatterji went on leave from Duke University in 2021 to join the Biden Administration. He first served as the Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Commerce, serving as the lead economic adviser to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.

In 2022, Chatterji was selected to serve as the White House Coordinator for CHIPS Implementation and Acting Deputy Director at the National Economic Council. In this role, Chatterji led the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act's $50 billion investment in the semiconductor industry.

Awards
Chatterji received the Kauffman Prize Medal for Distinguished Research in entrepreneurship, the Rising Star award from the Aspen Institute, and the Strategic Management Society Emerging Scholar award. At Duke, Chatterji received multiple teaching awards, and he created a popular business and politics elective in the Fuqua School of Business.