PRANJAL SHARMA is an economic analyst, advisor and author who focuses on technology, globalisation and inclusive growth. He serves on boards of enterprises and non-profit entities which are leveraging emerging technologies for sustainable, equitable growth. He was a member of the Digital Transformation Taskforce of B20 India. He is affiliated with global bodies and think tanks, as an advisor. 

His fourth book The Next New: Navigating the Fifth Industrial Revolution, published by HarperCollins, is the first in the world to chronicle the impact of the fifth industrial revolution while quantifying the magnitude of revenue shifts globally. Several business leaders and global CEOs have endorsed The Next New.

Pranjal writes for publications including Gulf News, Hindustan, Business Standard, The Sunday Guardian newspaper and BusinessWorld magazine.

As Founding Executive Editor at Bloomberg UTV, he helped launch and run the channel. At TV Today Network, his team pioneered economic news content for non-English audiences. He lives in New Delhi, India.