Aaron "Ronnie" Chatterji (born July 22, 1978) is an American academic and policymaker who served as acting deputy director of the National Economic Council and the White House Coordinator for CHIPS Implementation during the Biden administration from September 2022 until August 2023.
After working as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs, he received his Ph.D. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.
On March 3, 2020, Chatterji beat Dimple Ajmera and Matthew Leatherman in the Democratic primary for the party's formal nomination in the general election against Republican incumbent Dale Folwell.
[10] Chatterji joined the Biden administration in 2021 following his appointment as the Chief Economist at the Department of Commerce by Secretary Gina Raimondo.
[14] In this role, he was tasked with managing the work of the CHIPS Implementation Steering Council[14] and establishing cohesion with other administration efforts including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, and the American Rescue Plan.
His research aims to guide policymakers, academics, and organizations in maximizing AI’s benefits and address challenges associated with its adoption.