Arjun Chakravarti is a macroeconomic strategist and advisor who helps business leaders translate economic data and policy moves into practical decisions. His sessions focus on identifying the economic levers most relevant to corporate strategy interest rates, inflation dynamics, and demand shifts and turning them into operational guidance.
Arjun uses case studies and scenario planning to build robust plans for hiring, investment, and pricing under uncertainty. He often works with finance teams, investor audiences, and executive committees needing a clear map through volatile macro periods. His briefings combine clarity, evidence, and direct next steps to help organizations act, not just worry.
Arjun is Managing Partner of Cogknition Analytics, a strategy and analytics firm with offices in Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC.
Prior to Cogknition he was a senior executive at GES, serving as Senior Vice President of Analytics and Insights. He was also an award-winning Professor at the Illinois Tech Stuart School of Business, having played a leadership role in the development of several academic programs.
Arjun received his Ph.D and MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
A frequently invited keynote speaker on the impact of macro and consumer-level economics on business strategy, Arjun Chakravarti has nearly 20 years experience as a strategic advisor to major brands in industries as diverse as tech, CPG, education, finance and media.
Prior to Cogknition, he was Senior Vice President and member of the executive leadership at Global Experience Specialists (GES), where he developed and commercialized the analytics practice across three business units. He remains highly involved in the events and experience space.
Arjun Chakravarti received industry commendations for his thought leadership program at GES and was recognized for leading a multi-association industry effort to develop analytics standards for digital events (RSDE). Arjun also serves on the board of the Center for Event Industry Research (CEIR).
Arjun’s foray into public speaking began as an award-winning business school professor at Illinois Tech, where he published in leading academic journals and received a research award for his work in driving interdisciplinary research across the university.
Arjun Chakravarti was a founding faculty graduate and executive programs in analytics, design, and management and continues to teach MBA courses at the UIC Liautaud School of Business today.
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