Shruti Kapoor

Dr. Shruti Kapoor is the Founder of Sayfty, an organization that educates, equips and empowers women and girls against violence. The White House recently selected her as a nominated change maker for the WomenOfState Summit. Dr. Kapoor has received several awards including the International Women of the Year, 2015 for her work on women’s safety in India.
Most recently, Shruti served on the UN IANYD’s Task Force and Social Media Committees to inaugurate the UN Youth Forum for the Commission on the Status of Women. Working under umbrella of UN Women, the Youth Forum acted as the first-ever platform for youth and gender-equality advocacy.
Shruti is a distinguished alumna of University of California, Riverside, having graduated with a PhD in Economics. Prior to starting her PhD program, Shruti was consulting at The World Bank and worked on several human development projects related to health, poverty and rural electrification.
Dr. Kapoor is extremely passionate about women and girl’s safety and believes in using all forms of media, social and traditional to raise awareness and make our cities safer.