Prior to joining Emcure, she has worked in the US for six years in various roles in finance and marketing at Guidant Corporation (now Abbott - Stent business). Since joining Emcure in 2007, Thapar manages multifunctional portfolios like Finance, Domestic Marketing and HR.
In addition, she is on the board of Finolex Cables as well as on the board of the Fuqua School of Business (Duke University). She is also the CEO of Incredible Ventures Ltd, an education company that teaches entrepreneurship to 11 -18-year-olds in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai. She is a member of Young Presidents Organization, Pune. Thapar is a Chartered Accountant from ICAI and MBA from the Fuqua School of Business.