I would argue that Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road, deserves the award. At great personal risk, he pioneered the use of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin to create a semi-anonymous online drug market. In doing so, he reduced the risk of violence, improved drug quality, increased drug access, and demonstrated the first practical use of cryptocurrencies. And unlike Uber, Ulbricht needs the money--he's currently fighting his conviction, which was based on evidence obtained in a very dubious manner (among other things, the cops investigating him embezzled the Bitcoin they captured from him). It's hard to think of a government policy that causes as much harm as the government's War on Drugs, and Ulbricht struck a powerful blow against it.