[1] She is the Director - South Asia at the World Economic Forum, the Switzerland-based non-profit organization for public-private cooperation.
[2] Born in Brussels, Mathur did her college studies at University of Geneva.
She worked as a public relations officer in Brussels before joining the World Economic Forum in 1979.
[2] India Rising: Emergence of a New World Power, a book Mathur has co-authored with Frank-Jürgen Richter and Tarun Das, details the emergence of India as a world power and analyses the challenges the country faces.
[4] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for her contributions to the country.