Utsav Gandhi
Doctoral Student
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About
Utsav Gandhi is a doctoral student, part of the 2024 entering cohort. He is broadly interested in political economy (business models and regulation) of social media, news, and generative AI. Most recently, he was a pre-doctoral Research Professional at the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, based at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
Utsav has over ten years of work experience in digital communications and marketing across nonprofit, civic, academic, and research organizations, as well as political and advocacy campaigns in technology policy. He holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Chicago’s Harris School, where he completed extensive coursework in technology policy and digital media. During this time, he published peer-reviewed research on journalism and social media along with collaborators at Georgetown University, and served as a Teaching and Writing Assistant for three graduate-level public policy elective courses.
Originally from Mumbai, India, Utsav moved to Chicago in 2010 and enjoys volunteering at PAWS Chicago, the city’s largest no-kill animal shelter, in his free time.
Education
M.P.P. (Master’s in Public Policy), University of Chicago, 2020
B.Sc., Industrial Management, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2014