# Prof. Arun Sundararajan is profiled

1 Faculty News May 7, 2014 ![NextCity logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_045906.jpg?itok=CYEd5hRF)>

Excerpt from [Next City](http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/sharing-economy-expert-arun-sundararajan) -- "How does it feel to become the first public intellectual of the Age of the Sharing Economy? 'It feels good,' [Sundararajan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) says with a laugh. It’s gratifying that his ideas are having an impact, but he sees in it a responsibility: More academics should think about shepherding 'good thinking' into public policy and social change. 'It’s something I’ve prioritized to some extent.'"

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