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{{Short description|Indian social entrepreneur}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
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| birth_place = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
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| known_for = Passing Legislation for a Good Samaritan Law in India
| alma_mater = [[Delhi University]] [[Harvard University]]
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| title = Founder and CEO of the [[SaveLIFE Foundation]]
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| parents = Vinay Tewari Reena Tewari
| awards = Ashoka Fellowship<ref name="Ashoka" /> Echoing Green Fellowship,<ref name="Eco" /> AIESEC India Alumni Entrepreneurship & Leadership Award<ref name="AIESEC" /> Rolex Laureate<ref name="Rolex" />
| relatives = Anshul Tewari (Brother), Neha Tewari (Sister)
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'''Piyush Tewari''' (born 19 May 1980) is an Indian social entrepreneur, focused on improving road safety, access to emergency medical care and urban governance<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/tSfxKUBaChgSp8mCsWJujK/India-in-10-years-Who-is-in-charge-of-our-cities.html|title=India in 10 years: Who is in charge of our cities?|last=Tewari|first=Piyush|date=2017-02-03|work=livemint.com/|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> across India. He is the founder and CEO of [[SaveLIFE Foundation]],<ref name="makingmorehealth">{{cite web|url=http://www.makingmorehealth.org/MMH_Activities/piyush-tewari.html|title=Piyush Tewari, Save Life Foundation, India|publisher=makingmorehealth.org|accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref> and best known for his work to pass a [[Good Samaritan law]] in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.rolexawards.com/2016/06/help-at-last-for-indias-good-samaritans/|title=Help at last for India's Good Samaritans |website=blog.rolexawards.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> In 2016, GQ Magazine named him as one of the most influential young Indians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/50-most-influential-young-indians-innovators/|title=50 Most Influential Young Indians 2016: Innovators|date=2017-04-17|website=GQ India|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> In 2014, Tewari was featured as an expert on Satyamev Jayate,<ref name="youtube.com">{{Citation|title=Satyamev Jayate Season 3 {{!}} Episode 2 {{!}} Road Accidents or Murders? {{!}} Don't watch. Help (Subtitled)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twa5Y4Y2Jvs|language=en|accessdate=2018-01-23}}</ref> a popular TV show on social issues, hosted by actor Aamir Khan. The episode Tewari was featured in was focused on the epidemic of road accidents in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.satyamevjayate.in/road-accidents-or-murders/rom-guest-profiles.aspx|title=Road Accidents Or Murders? – Guest Profiles|website=www.satyamevjayate.in|language=en|access-date=2019-06-23}}</ref>

He is also an empaneled speaker with The Outstanding Speakers Bureau,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://outstandingspeakersbureau.in/speakers/piyush-tiwari/|title=Piyush TewariThe Outstanding Speakers Bureau|work=The Outstanding Speakers Bureau|access-date=2018-01-23|language=en-US}}</ref> and is the subject of "The Golden Hour",<ref>{{Citation|title=The Golden Hour|url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/shows/documentary-24x7/the-golden-hour-351776|accessdate=2018-01-23}}</ref> a feature documentary produced by Roma Sur and Jessica McGough of the Film School at University of Colorado, Denver, USA. He is a commentator on Road Safety in Indian media<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/embed/T7CWhhmPT3I|title=Deaths in India due to road accidents highest in the world - YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> and has been covered by the New York Times,<ref name="Bornstein">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/opinion/campaigning-to-make-indias-roads-safer.html|title=Opinion {{!}} Campaigning to Make India's Roads Safer|last=Bornstein|first=David|date=2016-06-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-01-23|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> TIME Magazine,<ref name="Delhi">{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/collection/next-generation-leaders/4037533/piyush-tewari/|title=Meet The Man on a Mission to Make India's Notorious Streets Safer|first=Nikhil|last=Kumar|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=25 September 2015 |access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> and National Geographic,<ref name="news.nationalgeographic.com">{{Cite news|url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/11/piyush-tewari-explorer-moments-training-delhi-doctors-for-emergency-medical-care/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108131335/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/11/piyush-tewari-explorer-moments-training-delhi-doctors-for-emergency-medical-care/|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2016|title=Putting the Brakes on India's Huge Traffic Fatalities|date=2016-11-07|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> among other media outlets.

==Early life and career==
Tewari was born in Kanpur, India to Reena and Vinay Tewari on 19 May 1980. Tewari finished high school from Naval Public School in New Delhi. He holds a Bachelor of Information Technology degree from Delhi University, and a [[Master of Public Administration]] degree from Harvard University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hks.harvard.edu/more/student-life/student-stories/building-safer-road|title=Building a safer road |website=Harvard Kennedy School|language=en|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref>

During his time in college, Tewari was actively involved with AIESEC,<ref name="AIESEC">{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/aiesecinternational/docs/40u40_press_1/2|title=40under40 Publication by AIESEC International|publisher=issuu.com|accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref> a global student-led non-profit. Immediately after college, he joined the [[India Brand Equity Foundation]], an initiative of the [[Government of India]]. Following his stint there, in 2006 he joined the Calibrated Group<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellows/piyush-tewari|title=Piyush Tewari |website=Echoing Green|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> — a US-based private-equity firm. In 2008, he became the Managing Director of the company’s operations in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piyush Tewari |url=https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/people/piyush-tewari |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.carnegiecouncil.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

==SaveLIFE Foundation==
Tewari founded the [[SaveLIFE Foundation]] (SLF) on 29 February 2008, following the death of a young cousin in a road crash. In response to the tragedy, he studied the issue of road safety and discovered that over 1 million people had been killed in road crashes in India in the previous decade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaspend.com/viznomics/a-million-road-deaths-in-a-decade-climbing-33413|title=A Million Road Deaths In A Decade & Climbing|website=www.indiaspend.com|access-date=2018-01-23|date=2013-11-05}}</ref> He also discovered that 50% of these deaths were due to lack of timely care, as confirmed by the Law Commission of India in its 201st report.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Law Commission Report |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/100042716/?type=print}}</ref>

SLF started by training police and Indian citizens to become better responders to the injured.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/beyond-business/savelifes-wants-citizens-to-help-accident-victims/35733/0|title=SaveLife Wants Citizens to Help Accident Victims |website=Forbes India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> Over time, the organization started advocating for systemic changes to save lives.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.satyamevjayate.in/road-accidents-or-murders/ngo-savelife.aspx|title=SaveLIFE Foundation – Road Accidents or Murders |website=satyamevjayate.in|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> In 2015, Tewari and SLF got a ban imposed on trucks from carrying protruding rods.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Activists-five-year-battle-got-risky-trucks-off-the-road/articleshow/32112949.cms|title=Activist's five-year battle got risky trucks off the road - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> In 2016, SLF, through a writ petition to the [[Supreme Court of India]], successfully advocated for a Good Samaritan Law in India as a provision protecting personal well-being.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/26680/sc-guidelines-now-protect-good-samaritans-who-help-road-accident-victims/|title=SC Guidelines Now Protect Good Samaritans Who Help Road Accident Victims|last=Bhatnagar|first=Gaurav Vivek|website=thewire.in|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> In 2017, a bill recommended by SLF to improve road safety in the country<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/think-tank-recommends-road-safety-law-114070301062_1.html|title=Think-tank recommends road safety law|date=2014-07-03|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> was passed by the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sites.ndtv.com/roadsafety/lok-sabha-passes-motor-vehicles-amendment-bill-tougher-penalties-e-licencing-3271/|title=Lok Sabha Passes The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill With Tougher Penalties And E-Licencing|date=2017-04-10|work=NDTV-Diageo Road To Safety|access-date=2018-01-23|language=en-US}}</ref>

SLF is now focusing on implementation of road safety best-practices.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/road-accidents-how-savelife-foundation-is-addressing-indias-largest-killer/articleshow/49578833.cms|title=Road Accidents: How SaveLIFE Foundation is addressing India's largest killer|date=2015-10-29|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> As part of that focus, it has adopted the Mumbai-Pune Expressway to make it fatality-free by 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sites.ndtv.com/roadsafety/reducing-road-deaths-mumbai-pune-expressway-got-lot-safer-3087/|title=Reducing Road Deaths: How The Mumbai-Pune Expressway Got A Lot Safer {{!}} Features|date=2017-02-27|work=NDTV-Diageo Road To Safety|access-date=2018-01-23|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Tewari has two siblings: a sister, Neha and a brother, Anshul. Anshul is the founder of Youth Ki Awaaz, the largest youth-based media platform in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://peertopeerallies.com/2018/08/23/anshul-tewari-created-indias-largest-youth-media-platform-at-age-17/|title=Anshul Tewari created India's largest youth media platform at age 17 – Peer to Peer Allies|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-29}}</ref>

==Honours and awards==
* 2010: Rolex Laureate, Rolex Awards for Enterprise<ref name="Rolex">{{cite web |title=Rolex Awards - Saving lives on India's roadways |url=https://www.rolex.org/rolex-awards/milestones/science-health/piyush-tewari |accessdate=2015-02-05 |publisher=rolexawards.com}}</ref>
* 2011: AIESEC India Alumni Entrepreneurship & Leadership Award<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://issuu.com/aiesecinternational/docs/40u40_press_1/2|title=40under40 Publication|work=Issuu|access-date=2018-01-23|language=en}}</ref>
* 2012: [https://echoinggreen.org/ Echoing Green] Fellowship<ref name="Eco">{{cite web|url=http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellows/piyush-tewari|title=Piyush Tewari | Echoing Green|publisher=echoinggreen.org|accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref>
* 2013: [[Ashoka (non-profit organization)|Ashoka]] Fellowship<ref name="Ashoka">{{cite web|url=http://india.ashoka.org/fellow/piyush-tewari|title=Piyush Tewari | Ashoka - India|publisher=india.ashoka.org|accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref>
* 2014: Profiled by Satyamev Jayate TV show hosted by actor Aamir Khan<ref name="youtube.com"/>
* 2015: [[GQ India]] Man of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/2015-gq-men-year-awards-winners-gq-india/|title=2015 GQ Men Of The Year Awards: Winners|date=2015-09-26|website=GQ India|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref>
* 2015: [[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]] Next Gen Leader<ref name="Delhi"/>
* 2016: GQ India Most Influential Young Indians<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/50-most-influential-young-indians-innovators/|title=50 Most Influential Young Indians 2016: Innovators|date=2017-04-17|website=GQ India|access-date=2018-01-23}}</ref>
* 2016: Profiled by New York Times<ref name="Bornstein"/>
* 2016: Profiled by National Geographic Magazine<ref name="news.nationalgeographic.com"/>
* 2017: Draper Richard Kaplan Foundation Fellowship<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drkfoundation.org/organization/savelife-foundation/#entrepreneur|title=SaveLIFE Foundation |website=www.drkfoundation.org|accessdate=2018-01-23}}</ref>
* 2017: IRF Road Safety Award 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/savelifeindia/status/930352017360404480|title=.@piyushtewarii , founder & CEO @savelifeindia was just awarded #RoadSafetyAward by Shri @nitin_gadkari at #WRM2017 for his pioneering work to ensure India has a #GoodSamaritanLaw #RoadSafetypic.twitter.com/eEUlWxKQgy|date=14 November 2017|website=@savelifeindia|accessdate=2018-01-23}}</ref>
* 2018: [[Mulago Foundation]]'s Rainer Arnhold Fellowship<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piyush Tewari |url=https://mulagofoundation.org/rainer-arnhold-fellow/piyush-tewari |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Mulago Foundation}}</ref>
* 2019: [[World Economic Forum]] Young Global Leader<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piyush Tewari |url=https://www.weforum.org/people/piyush-tewari/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=World Economic Forum |language=en}}</ref>
* 2020: GQ Heroes 2020<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-19 |title=GQ Heroes: Piyush Tewari |url=https://www.gqindia.com/get-smart/content/gq-heroes-piyush-tewari |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref>
* 2023: The Elevate Prize 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners - 2023 |url=https://elevateprize.org/winners-2023/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Elevate |language=en}}</ref>
* 2024: Skoll Award for Social Innovation 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skoll {{!}} SaveLIFE Foundation |url=https://skoll.org/organization/savelife-foundation/ |access-date=2025-08-01}}</ref>

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