About
Navroop Sahdev is founder and CEO of The Digital Economist, a research organization publishing over 100 papers annually on human-centered economics and governance. He holds a Connection Science Fellowship at MIT Media Lab and previously conducted research at Harvard University, with work focused on distributed systems, identity, and networks. Sahdev has authored Blockchain Economics (2019) and contributed to Hyperledger's "Blockchain for Business" course, which has reached approximately 200,000 entrepreneurs, and advises on emerging technology policy at international institutions including the UN and World Bank.
Experience
- The Digital EconomistFounder and CEOcurrent2019 — presentDistrict of Columbia, United States
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyConnection Science Fellowcurrent2018 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Tech for TransparencyFoundercurrent2022 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- The Ostrom ProjectFoundercurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- Africa CoalitionFoundercurrent2023 — present
- IEEEChair, Economics and Regulation, Planet Positive 2030current2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Rethink MarketsFoundercurrent2019 — presentSt. Petersburg, Florida, United States
- UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies (CBT)Associatecurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- NextGen Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2019 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- venturerockAdvisory Board Member2021 — 2023Singapore, Singapore
- The Linux FoundationCo Author2017 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- The British Blockchain AssociationEditor2018 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- BCG Digital VenturesHead of Economic Strategy2018 — 2019Manhattan Beach, California, United States
- Ad Meliora LLCHead of Research2016 — 2018Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Harvard UniversityResearch Fellow2015Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Skills & more
Team Management11Public Speaking99Leadership99Strategic Planning19Strategy16Management16Capacity Building13Sales15Strategic Partnerships13Economics99Data Analysis41Digital Strategy35
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ResearchEconometricsProject ManagementInternational DevelopmentStatisticsCreative WritingPolicy AnalysisMacroeconomicsInternational RelationsPublic PolicyQuantitative ResearchResearch DesignLanguages English · French · Hindi · Italian · Punjabi
- Most Inspirational Women of Web3 and AI 2024 — Unstoppable Women of Web3
- Keynote Speaker — Hult Prize Foundation
- MIT Fintech: Future Commerce online course — Massachusetts Institute of Technology
From Navroop's professional profile.
Colleagues at NextGen Venture Partners
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Chris Keller
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Christian Seale
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Connor Crown
Managing Partner at Expanse
Corinne Smeriglio
Director of Operations at NextGen Venture Partners
Dan Mindus
Investor at NextGen Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Navroop Sahdev?
- Navroop Sahdev is founder and CEO of The Digital Economist, a research organization publishing over 100 papers annually on human-centered economics and governance. He holds a Connection Science Fellowship at MIT Media Lab and previously conducted research at Harvard University, with work focused on distributed systems, identity, and networks. Sahdev has authored Blockchain Economics (2019) and contributed to Hyperledger's "Blockchain for Business" course, which has reached approximately 200,000 entrepreneurs, and advises on emerging technology policy at international institutions including the UN and World Bank.
- Where does Navroop Sahdev work?
- Navroop Sahdev is Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners.
- Where did Navroop Sahdev go to school?
- Navroop Sahdev studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (FinTech Certificate Course: Future Commerce, Financial technology); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Winter school, Complex Systems); Université Paris 13 (Masters, Innovation and Management of Intellectual Property).
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