Swati Piramal


Swati Piramal 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.

Career

She is the founder of the Gopikrishna Piramal Hospital in Mumbai, 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, women's empowerment projects, and supporting community education that creates young leaders. She is a Director of Sarvajal foundation for clean water. 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.
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.

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