Swati Piramal

Swati Piramal (born Swati Shah 28 March 1956) is an Indian scientist and industrialist, and is involved in healthcare, focusing on public health and innovation. She is the Vice Chairperson of Piramal Enterprises Ltd. She earned her medical degree, an M.B.B.S from Mumbai University in 1980. She is an alumnus of the Harvard School of Public Health where she received her master's degree in 1992. She is married to Ajay Piramal of the Piramal Group.[2]

Swati Piramal
Born (1956-03-28) 28 March 1956
NationalityIndian
Alma materMumbai University
Harvard School of Public Health
OccupationVice chairperson of Piramal Enterprises Ltd.
Spouse(s)Ajay Piramal
ChildrenAnand Piramal[1]
Nandini Piramal

Career

She is the founder of the Gopikrishna Piramal Hospital in Mumbai,[3] and has launched public health campaigns against chronic disease, Osteoporosis, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Epilepsy and polio.

As Director of the Piramal Foundation, she helps promote health in rural India with HMRI – a mobile health service,[4] women's empowerment projects, and supporting community education that creates young leaders. She is a Director of Sarvajal foundation for clean water.[5] She has been nominated in the list of the 25 Most Powerful Women, eight times, and is now a part of the Hall of Fame of Most Powerful Women. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Council of the Prime Minister and served on the Council of Trade of the Prime Minister (2010 - 2014).[6]

She currently serves on the Dean's Advisory Board of both the Harvard School of Public Health and the Harvard Business School. She serves on the Boards of Indian and International Academic institutions such as IIT Bombay, and Harvard University.[7]

Awards and honours
With Hillary Clinton in Mumbai
  • 2004–05 – BMA Management Woman Achiever of the Year Award[8]
  • 2010–2011 – President of ASSOCHAM.[9]
  • 2012 – One of India's high civilian honours, the Padma Shri award, by the President of India, Ms. Pratibha Patil (180).[10]
  • 2012 – Swati received the Alumni Merit Award, the highest award bestowed on Alumni from Harvard.[11]
  • 2012 – Received the Lotus Award at New York, from Children's Hope India, for Leadership and Philanthropy.[12]
  • 2013 – Nominated for the Forbes Philanthropy Awards 2013 in the Outstanding Philanthropist category.[13]

References
  1. Executive Director
  2. "HSPH Alumna Elected to Harvard's Board of Overseers". Harvard – School of Public Health. 2010.
  3. "Swati Piramal joins Nestle Board of Directors" (PDF). 2 August 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Piramal, Swati (23 February 2014). "Swati Piramal | The foundation for a family". Livemint.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. Of India, Press Trust (9 October 2009). "Assocham appoints Swati Piramal as its new president". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. "Swati Piramal joins Nestle Board of Directors" (PDF). 2 August 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. Kanga, Fareeda (1 June 2014). "Swati Piramal: What makes her special". Mid-Day Infomedia Ltd. Mid-Day. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  8. "Dr. Swati A. Piramal". Girls India. 2012.
  9. "Swati Piramal to head ASSOCHAM, announces four-point agenda". moneycontrol.com. October 2009 [2009].
  10. Bharti, Prasar. "President gives away Padma Awards".
  11. "2012 Alumni Award of Merit". Harvard – School of Public Health. 2012.
  12. "Press Release: Celebrating 20 Years of Service to Children". Children's Hope India. October 2012 [2012]. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013.
  13. "Philanthropy Awards 2013". Forbes. 2013.
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