BiographyMr. Rajesh C. Mathur is Advisor, Esri India Technologies Ltd., a Joint venture between NIIT Technologies Ltd. and Esri, Inc., the Worlds largest provider of GIS software. Prior to that, he has held the position of Vice Chairman of the Board and President of the company.

Mr. Mathur is an Electrical Engineer from IIT Delhi. He has attended general management program conducted by Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. Mr. Mathur has been associated with the IT industry both in India and overseas for more than 30 years. He has handled assignments in General Management, Marketing, Corporate Planning and International Operations. Prior to his current assignment he has worked with Wipro, IDM and DCM Data Systems in India and USA.

As the head of Esri India, Indias premier GIS products and services company, Mr. Mathur spearheaded the growth of GIS deployment in India. He is actively involved with various professional bodies associated with the Indian GIS industry. He is currently Chair of FICCI Committee on Geospatial Technologies. He is the past President of Association of Geospatial Industries (AGI). He is also the former President of Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG) and was honored with ISG Fellowship in the year 2012. He has also been honored and acknowledged by the India Geospatial Forum by conferring Lifetime Achievement Award in year 2012 for his pioneering contribution to the Indian Geospatial Industry by creating awareness and demonstrating benefits of this wonderful technology in different walks of life in India.