Dr. Peter Gold - Strong City

He was the Good Samaritan who captured the world’s attention when he was shot rescuing a woman he had never met as she was being assaulted on a darkened street corner in November 2015.

The incident, which was filmed by a security camera, made Tulane medical student Peter Gold an international hero.

Now graduated and fully recovered, Dr. Gold, 27, has launched a foundation with six of his closest friends from Tulane to help end cycles of violence within communities, starting with New Orleans. Their nonprofit Strong City foundation supports community-based organizations that empower underserved youth. Their goal — through money, time, and building a network of skilled professionals — is to provide these organizations the resources they need to help kids reach their full potential.

“I want to change the conversation from, ‘Hey are you doing OK, Peter?’ to ‘Yeah, I’m OK, who else needs help?’ How can we all come together and help out others?” Gold said. “I have an audience, and I really want to connect this audience of people with some of these groups who are working so hard every day to make positive change.”