She is the co-founder of Asia Initiatives,[1] and URBZ,[2] and an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation at Columbia University.

The blend of Western and Asian influences appear in the firm's work throughout U.S., Vietnam, and India as well for various corporations and private homes.

[11] She was appointed in 2018 by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to the Waterfront Management advisory board.

[12] She has spoken on social capital, sustainable and equitable urbanism, and community-based change at forums in Australia, Austria, Brazil, India, Japan, UAE and the US, including the Public Ideas Form in Perth, Australia, and the Post City event at ARS Electronica in Linz, Austria.

Asia Initiatives leads projects in education, up-skilling, nature-based agriculture, climate resilience, healthcare, and micro-credit in underserved areas through partnerships with local NGOs and governments in India, Kenya, Taiwan, and the United States.

Recipients of the award have included Dr. Jane Goodall, Dr. Paul Polman, Gloria Steinem, Yue Sai Kan, Pat Mitchell, Ricky Kej, Eva Haller, Prof. Chelsea Clinton, Chandrika Tandon, Lekha Singh, Maria Wilhelm, Dr. Joe Romm, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Mitzi Perdue, Dr. Susan Morton Blaustein, Kathy Matsui, Cecile Richards, Dr. Lee Bae-yong, and Dr. Madhura Swaminathan Mehta is the innovator of Social Capital Credits (SoCCs), a community currency for social good, that helps communities leverage their social capital and improve their financial and environmental capital, and happiness.

SoCCs Earning Menus include items such as assisting with waste management and circular economy projects, helping rejuvenate rivers and watersheds, switching to regenerative agriculture, helping make rainwater harvesting structures, and mentoring children to stay and succeed in school etc.

iSoCCs Spending Menus include items such as digital skill classes, upskilling for better livelihoods, agricultural inputs, and grants or micro-credit to start small businesses CommSoCCs can be used for shared infrastructure projects such as a micro-sewage system, improvements to streets or public spaces, or child-care centers.

Mehta has appeared in articles in Forbes[18] and Huffington Post,[19] which describe the creation and use of SoCCs in greater detail.