Ara Kharazian — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Lead Economist at Ramp, building a team for public-facing economic research with first-party data.
Conducts writing and analysis on AI, business spend, and the economy.
Developed the Square Payroll Index, a key public dataset for tracking restaurant worker wages, tips, and overtime in the United States.
Previously served as the Economic Research Lead at Square.
His research has been covered by NBC, ABC, the New York Times, Planet Money, Bloomberg, and the Financial Times.
Formerly an economic consultant at Cornerstone Research.

Biography

Ara Kharazian serves as the Lead Economist at Ramp, where he oversees a team focused on producing public-facing economic research. His work involves analysis of AI, business spend, and the broader economy, utilizing first-party data from Ramp.

Prior to his role at Ramp, Kharazian was the Economic Research Lead at Square.