Where does Ajay Agrawal work?

Ajay Agrawal is Professor (founder of the CDL program) of Creative Destruction Lab and Co-Founder & Academic Director at NEXT Canada and Co-founder & Board Director at Sanctuary AI.

What companies did Ajay Agrawal found?

Ajay Agrawal founded Creative Destruction Lab, Sanctuary AI.

Where did Ajay Agrawal go to school?

Ajay Agrawal studied at The University of British Columbia (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)).

Ajay Agrawal

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Co-Founder & Academic Director at NEXT Canada · Co-founder & Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners · Co-founder & Board Director at Sanctuary AI · Professor (founder of the CDL program) at Creative Destruction Lab

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FoundedCreative Destruction Lab Sanctuary AI

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Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Toronto's Rotman School and founder of the Creative Destruction Lab, and co-author of best-selling books on the economics of AI. He is also a co-founder and board director of Sanctuary AI.

Co-founder & Board Director at Sanctuary AI

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Sanctuary AI's investors · 14

Advancit CapitalBoston · $500K – $1M checks Blue CollectiveBrooklyn · $250K – $2M checks BlueLake.vc DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks Evok InnovationsVancouver Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks Greycroft PartnersNew York InBC Investment Corp.British Columbia · $3M – $10M checks Intrepid Growth PartnersToronto KEC VenturesNew York Panache VenturesMontreal · $1.5M checks Propagator VenturesOslo Saltagen VenturesHong Kong Workday VenturesSan Francisco

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Olivia NortonCo-founder & Chief Engineering & Operations Officer

Professor (founder of the CDL program) at Creative Destruction Lab

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Beyond Earth VenturesWilmington · $500K – $2M checks HEC Paris IncubatorJouy-en-Josas Scale AIMontreal University System of Maryland Momentum FundBaltimore · $150K – $500K checks

Experience

Stanford Digital Economy LabResearch Fellowcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
Intrepid Growth PartnersCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
The Brookings InstitutionCenter on Regulation and Markets - Academic Advisory Council Membercurrent2022 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
Carnegie Mellon University Block Center for Technology and SocietyAdvisory Board Membercurrent2018 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Vector InstituteFaculty Affiliatecurrent2018 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
Rotman School of Management, University of TorontoProfessorcurrent2003 — present
Creative Destruction LabFounder & Academic Directorcurrent2012 — presentToronto, Ontario
NEXT CanadaCo-Founder & Academic Directorcurrent2010 — presentToronto, Ontario
Harvard Business SchoolVisiting Professor2026Cambridge, MA
GenpactBoard Member2019 — 2026New York, NY
Smith School of Business at Queen's UniversityAssistant Professor2001 — 2003Kingston, Ontario

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Research68Teaching35Higher Education29Data Analysis48University Teaching24Statistics18Nonprofits12Qualitative Research13Business Strategy11Economics9Entrepreneurship11Public Speaking48

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Who is Ajay Agrawal?: Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Toronto's Rotman School and founder of the Creative Destruction Lab, and co-author of best-selling books on the economics of AI. He is also a co-founder and board director of Sanctuary AI.
Where does Ajay Agrawal work?: Ajay Agrawal is Professor (founder of the CDL program) of Creative Destruction Lab and Co-Founder & Academic Director at NEXT Canada and Co-founder & Board Director at Sanctuary AI.
What companies did Ajay Agrawal found?: Ajay Agrawal founded Creative Destruction Lab, Sanctuary AI.
Where did Ajay Agrawal go to school?: Ajay Agrawal studied at The University of British Columbia (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)).

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