Arun Sundararajan

About the Author

Arun Sundararajan is a renowned scholar and thought leader in the fields of technology, economics, and innovation, with a particular focus on the transformative potential of digital platforms and collaborative consumption. As a professor at New York University and a frequent contributor to global discussions on the future of work, he explores how emerging technologies are reshaping societal structures, from employment models to urban economies. His seminal work, The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism (MIT Press), offers a prescient analysis of how peer-to-peer networks are fostering new forms of capitalism, blending rigorous academic insight with accessible prose to illuminate the opportunities and challenges of this digital revolution. Sundararajan advises governments and corporations worldwide, advocating for policies that harness the power of crowd-based systems for inclusive growth.