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{{short description|Indian social entrepreneur (born 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Shaffi Mather
|image =
|caption = Shaffi Mather addressing CII Young Indians meet
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|2|06|df=yes}}
|birth_place =
|citizenship = [[India]]
|occupation = Lawyer,Entrepreneur, Former Economic Adviser to the CM of Kerala
|alma_mater = [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]], [[Harvard]],
|website =
}}
'''Shaffi Mather''' (born 6 February 1970) is an Indian [[social entrepreneurship|social entrepreneur]], who served as the Economic Advisor to the Chief Minister,<ref>{{cite web|title=CM's Economic Advisor|url=http://www.keralacm.gov.in/index.php/newtopkey-contacts/newtopeconomic-advisor|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504152213/http://www.keralacm.gov.in/index.php/newtopkey-contacts/newtopeconomic-advisor|archivedate=2013-05-04}}</ref> [[Oommen Chandy]], of Kerala's Congress led, UDF Government. He also worked, for a short period, as an advisor to [[Rahul Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LSE top university choice for 2012/13 Scholars|url=http://www.chevening.org/news/view?id=39&x%5B0%5D=news/list|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130811213951/http://www.chevening.org/news/view?id=39&x%5B0%5D=news/list|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2013|publisher=Foreign & Commonwealth office|accessdate=11 August 2013}}</ref> He is a lawyer. Shaffi has also worked in the Real Estate sector, along with his brothers. In April 2010, he attended the Entrepreneur Summit which was held at Washington DC, at the invitation of US President Barack Obama.<ref>{{cite news|title=He prefers to be the Change|date=16 April 2010|first=Prema|last=Manmadhan|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/He-prefers-to-BE-the-CHANGE/article16366939.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref>
In his capacity as Economic Advisor, he was responsible for bringing the [[World Economic Forum]] community retreat, to be held in November 2013 to<ref>{{cite web|title=World Economic Forum India Community Retreat to be held in Cochin, Kerala|url=http://www.weforum.org/news/world-economic-forum-india-community-retreat-be-held-cochin-kerala|publisher=World Economic Forum|accessdate=11 August 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805233630/http://www.weforum.org/news/world-economic-forum-india-community-retreat-be-held-cochin-kerala|archivedate=5 August 2013}}</ref> Kochi. In 2015, Shaffi started [[Murgency|MUrgency]] with the aim to improve the emergency response scenario in India. [[Murgency|MUrgency]] in 2016, got funded by [[Ratan Tata]], [[Kris Gopalakrishnan]] and [[S. D. Shibulal]] in a seed round led by [[Axilor Ventures.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Ratan Tata invests in MUrgency, a medical emergency response startup |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/money/axilor-ventures-invests-in-emergency-response-app-developer-murgency/articleshow/52008774.cms |access-date=2024-03-13 |newspaper=The Economic Times|date=27 April 2016 |last1=Sen |first1=Anirban }}</ref>

== Education ==
Shaffi, completed his BCom degree from Mahatma Gandhi University in 1990. He went on to obtain an MBA in Finance, from the [[University of Bridgeport]] in 1992. Following this he completed an MBA in General Administration from the [[Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] in 1993. He then obtained an LLB Degree from the School of Legal Studies at the [[Cochin University of Science & Technology]] in 2003 and, a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard. He was a Mason Fellow in Public Policy at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]], in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaffi Mather - Linkedin profile|url=http://in.linkedin.com/pub/shaffi-mather/6/9a2/b6b|publisher=Linkedin|accessdate=11 August 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130811195000/http://in.linkedin.com/pub/shaffi-mather/6/9a2/b6b|archivedate=11 August 2013}}</ref> He is a visiting lecturer at the London School of Economics, where he was also a [[Chevening Scholarship|Chevening]] Senior Scholar in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=The impact winning a Chevening Scholarship can have.|date=19 July 2012 |url=http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/cheveningconversations/2012/07/19/the-impact-winning-a-chevening-scholarship-can-have/|accessdate=19 July 2012}}</ref>
Shaffi Mather is a TEDIndia fellow.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mather|first=Shaffi|title=TED Fellow|url=http://fellows.ted.com/profiles/shaffi-mather|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231153310/http://fellows.ted.com/profiles/shaffi-mather|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 December 2012|accessdate=21 April 2013}}</ref>

== Social Entrepreneur ==
Shaffi is a part of the Ambulance Access for All(AAA)team that started the 1298 ambulance service, which provides ambulance services in Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab and Bihar. The 1298 Ambulance services is operated by Ziqitza Healthcare of which Shaffi Mather was a Director (resigned in 2008, See ROC/MCA). Ambulance Access for All, won the [[Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards]] in 2006 for 'Social Act of Courage'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Godfrey Phillips Bravery Awards|url=http://www.bebrave.in/past-winners.aspx|accessdate=21 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=He dived into a Manhole to save a 4 Year old|date=20 January 2007|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1075391/report-he-dived-into-a-manhole-to-save-4-yr-old|accessdate=20 Jan 2007}}</ref>
Other social initiatives in which Shaffi is involved in include, Bribe Busters, which is an Anti-Corruption fee based, BPO service.<ref>{{cite web|title=A new way to fight corruption|url=https://www.ted.com/talks/shaffi_mather_a_new_way_to_fight_corruption|access-date=21 December 2009}}</ref>
Besides this, Shaffi is also a co-founder of Moksha Yug Access, a micro finance institution that operates in rural India, and the Education Initiative, which is involved in e-learning and starting Schools across India.

==Resignation as Economic Advisor==
Shaffi Mather, resigned from the position of Economic Adviser to the CM of Kerala, on 18 July 2013. Following his resignation as the Chief Economic Advisor to the CM, Shaffi also resigned from other public posts that he held, such as the 35th National Games Sponsorship and Rights Committee and from the board of Prateeksha Bus Shelters Kerala Limited as well as Ashwas Public Amenities Kerala Ltd.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shaffi Mather quits national games panel|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Shaffi-Mather-quits-national-games-panel/2013/07/25/article1700676.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306103329/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Shaffi-Mather-quits-national-games-panel/2013/07/25/article1700676.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2014|accessdate=25 July 2013|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=25 July 2013|author=Express News Service}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External References ==
* [https://www.ted.com/speakers/shaffi_mather Shaffi Mather TED profile]
* [https://twitter.com/shaffimather Shaffi Mather Twitter page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120916062200/http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/9/0/C90126D6-4DEF-469B-8A75-38FF7FD11CD0/2_12SocialImpact_ShaffiaMather.pdf Entrepreneurship, Making a Social Impact, Microsoft Leadership Conclave, 2011]
* [http://www.1298.in 1298 ambulance service]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/airasia-may-shift-india-base-to-kochi/article4866666.ece Shaffi Mather attends meeting with Air Asia chief, Tony Fernandes to discuss shift of Air Asia hub to Kochi]

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[[Category:Indian social entrepreneurs]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Kerala]]
[[Category:Harvard Kennedy School alumni]]
[[Category:Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business alumni]]
[[Category:University of Bridgeport alumni]]
[[Category:Mason Fellows]]

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