Megha Patnaik

Megha Patnaik

Co-founder, AccioPix  ·  Asst. Professor @ LUISS Guido Carli  ·  Co-founder, Leap Insights

Economist specializing in management practices, innovation, and firm productivity. Ph.D. from Stanford University. Published in the American Economic Review and Management Science. Heads the India Productivity Lab at Leap Insights, studying how management quality shapes firm performance across Indian manufacturing.

Research & Publications

Professional Experience

Current

Assistant Professor

Department of Economics & Finance, LUISS Guido Carli, Rome

2024 – 2025

Visiting Assistant Professor

Department of Economics, Stanford University

Current

Co-founder & India Productivity Lab Head

Leap Insights

Prior

Research Fellow

Indian Statistical Institute

Prior

Researcher

Esya Centre

Prior

Consultant

Intuit, Britannia, Ambit Capital

Education

Ph.D. in Economics

Stanford University

M.Sc. in Econometrics & Mathematical Economics

London School of Economics

B.Sc. in Mathematics

St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi

Awards & Affiliations

Research Affiliate

CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research)

Research Affiliate

CESifo Institute, Munich

Kapnick Scholarship

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)

Kauffman Dissertation Award

Kauffman Foundation

Teaching Excellence Award

LUISS Guido Carli

Expertise

Macroeconomics Management Practices Firm Productivity Innovation Family Firms India Productivity

Languages

English Hindi