Piyush Tantia

Chief Innovation Officer, ideas42

Piyush Tantia is Chief Innovation Officer at ideas42, a social enterprise that uses insights from behavioral science to invent fresh solutions to tough social problems. As ideas42’s founding CEO, he built the organization from a research initiative at Harvard University to an independent non-profit running 100+ innovation projects across 30+ countries. Piyush has been focusing a bulk of his time on charitable giving for the last 8 years, partnering with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, National Center for Family Philanthropy, and dozens of other organizations.

Prior to ideas42, Piyush was a Partner at Oliver Wyman. He frequently lectures on behavioral science at Harvard, Wharton, Yale, and other universities. Piyush was a 2021-22 Causal Inference Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He holds degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and Wharton School.

Contributions

2024 Partner Program Series: Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Giving

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Betsy Erickson, Piyush Tantia, Nicholas A. Tedesco

What are the most common barriers to giving and what are the actionable ways you can use with philanthropic families to help them overcome them? Join us for a virtual gathering of regional associations of grantmakers, consultants and advisors who support family philanthropies as we take a deep dive into NCFP’s forthcoming Psychological Barriers to Giving report. The report explores… Read More

2021 Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Piyush Tantia, Sarah Welch

This workshop, exclusively available for members of NCFP’s Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network, is an excellent opportunity to learn from your peers and build professional skills! Network members may register up to five staff member attendees at no cost. The workshop will feature insights on navigating tough conversations with donor families (including those about race and equity) and peer learning… Read More

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