Ara Kharazian
Economist, Ramp
Ara Kharazian is an economist at Ramp. His writing and analysis of AI, business spend, and the economy has been covered in the New York Times, NBC News, ABC News, NPR's Planet Money, Bloomberg, the Guardian, Vox, Axios, and more. Ara previously led economic research at Square and developed Square Payroll Index, which became one of the key public datasets used to track restaurant worker wages, tips, and overtime in the United States. He was previously an economic consultant at Cornerstone Research.
Education
Tufts University
Expertise
AI trends, macroeconomic forecasting, labor economics, business dynamism
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Articles by Ara Kharazian
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Top SaaS vendors on Ramp (September 2025)
Ramp's latest data suggests agentic AI companies are on the rise while well-known names dominate the list for total new customers and total new spend.
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OpenAI growth rebounds following GPT-5 launch
Ramp data shows AI adoption is back on the upswing after a summer slowdown, with the latest version of ChatGPT powering an increase in subscriptions.
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Our data shows San Francisco tech workers are working Saturdays
Ramp transaction data shows the buzzy 996 schedule that calls for working six days a week is actually gaining traction in SF, but not in other cities.
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4 strategies to navigate economic uncertainty with the right data and playbook
Ramp's Ara Kharazian and Ryan Foss break through the uncertainty with the numbers and strategies finance leaders need to make their businesses more resilient.
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The top 10 restaurants in San Francisco for business dinners
When it comes to closing deals, celebrating wins, or hosting clients, Ramp data shows that some SF restaurants stand out as the most popular destinations.
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The top 10 restaurants in NYC for business dinners
When it comes to closing deals, celebrating wins, or hosting clients, Ramp data shows that some NYC restaurants stand out as the most popular destinations.