Shaffi Mather

Founder and Chairman, MUrgency

Shaffi Mather is a Lawyer, Social Entrepreneur and Public Policy Analyst.

Shaffi is the founder Chairman of MUrgency Inc. based in Dover, DE, USA, a holding company for multiple businesses playing the role of the idea generator, incubator, accelerator, growth hacker, organization builder and corporate office for various businesses in Business Incubation / Acceleration, Airport Assistance Services, Quaternary Medical Care, Reproductive & Fertility Medicine, E Commerce and Fin Tech.

Shaffi is an alumnus of Harvard University, London School of Economics & Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, University of Bridgeport, Cochin University School of Law and Mahatma Gandhi University. Shaffi is presently a doctoral student at the School of Business, IE University, Spain.

Shaffi previously founded, Dial 1298 for Ambulance / ZHL (www.zhl.in), currently the largest Ambulance Service in the Developing World & Co-Founder, Lifesupporters Institute of Health Sciences, now Asia's largest Pre-hospital Care Training Organization.

Shaffi's TED speech proposes a radical new fee for service initiative to assist citizens to fight individual demands for bribes - https://www.ted.com/talks/shaffi_mather_a_new_way_to_fight_corruption?language=en

Shaffi is a Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum; World Responsible Leader, BMW Foundation; Asia Young Leader, Asia Society; TED Fellow, TED; Aspen ILI Fellow, Aspen Institute; Kenneth Galbraith Scholar, Harvard University; British Chevening Gurukul Fellow, London School of Economics & Political Science; Future International Leader, British Government; & UBS Global Visionary

Shaffi was one of the three Social Entrepreneurs from India invited by President Obama to the US President's Summit on Social Entrepreneurship in Washington DC in 2010 and also member of the select group with whom President Obama had discussions during his India visit. Shaffi was also selected as a Future International Leader by British Government in 2012 where he was invited to spend time with senior British Government officials in London over two weeks.

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