Prakarsh Singh

Former Science leader at Amazon. Managed an innovative team of economists, scientists and business intelligence engineers that curates Strategic Insights for Amazon's leaders. Bar Raiser at Amazon with an experience of leading 150+ tech hiring loops.

Over 12 years of research in academia and industry with invited presentations at 80+ leading global academic and policy institutions. A track record of collaborating with the world’s leading economists and scientists, obtaining research grants, and making policy impact.

21 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious journals such as Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Economics of Education Review, European Economic Review and Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.

Research projects awarded and funded by the Gates Foundation (Grand Challenges), The World Bank, United Nations and State governments in India. Work has led to policy impact and 400+ citations.

Cutting-edge and prize-winning published research in development economics, health economics, behavioral economics, personnel economics and economics of conflict. 

Recent (non-public) scientific research in industry focused on human resources (talent management of Amazon's corporate workforce), industrial organization (subscription modeling and insights on Prime membership), marketing optimization (of Prime Video), and monetization of digital entertainment businesses (Prime Video, Prime Music and Prime Gaming).

Excellent teaching evaluations at the world's top-ranked liberal arts college (Amherst College), with visiting positions at University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, University of Navarra (Spain) and Liberal Arts Initiative (China). 

Designed innovative courses in development economics that have been featured in the world's leading economic education journal, Journal of Economic Education.