Rohit Prasad is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at MDI Gurgaon. He has a Ph.D. in Economic Theory from SUNY Stony Brook, USA.

After his Ph.D. he worked in the software industry in USA and India reaching senior management positions before joining MDI Gurgaon. His research interests include the economics of Information and Communication Technology, the markets for distressed debt, and sustainable development.

His scholarly work has been published in leading international journals, including Telecommunications Policy, Applied Economics, The BE Journal of Theoretical Economics, and Global Finance Journal. He also writes regularly for The Mint and Economic and Political Weekly.

His book The Dynamics of Spectrum Management co-authored with Dr. V. Sridhar was published by the Oxford University Press in 2014. He is the author of a popular book on entrepreneurship, Startup Sutra, and Blood Red River, that examines the contours of development conflict in India. Both books were published by Hachette. He is also the author of ‘Game Sutra- Rescuing Game Theory from Game Theorists, a collection of essays published by Sage on current affairs from a game theoretic perspective. Of this book, Nobel Prize winner Prof Robert Aumann wrote ‘Entertaining, informative and fresh, it is strongly recommended to anyone who is interested in discovering how human interaction works.’

He has served on a high-powered Committee of the RBI on the comprehensive review of the working of the bankruptcy ecosystem, on a high powered Committee of the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India to make recommendations on spectrum allocation and pricing in India, and on two Expert Panels for the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to study the value of spectrum.

His recent book 'The Last Dance of Rationality - Making Sense of an Unraveling World Order' (Hachette) published in December 2023. explores the root causes behind the current turbulence in world affairs. Of this book, Pulitzer Prize winning author, Siddhartha Mukherjee writes ‘Prasad's book is a dazzling tour de force that spans economics, geopolitics, technology, and society to portray an age whose 'illusions have run their course'. Based on the book, Prasad offers a workshop – ‘Navigating a World in Transition’ in partnership with Deepak Sharma, Kanvic Consulting - which was delivered to much appreciation by GS One, the global organization present in 140 countries that develops and maintains standards for business communication, including the widely used barcodes. For more information on the workshop, please visit https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH-ZAQBJ49O/?hl=en