Archana spent almost two decades in financial services after her undergraduate degree, first at J.P. Morgan and then at Morgan Stanley in various client facing and product development roles. About 12 years ago, she pivoted, taking skills and training from the private sector, to pursue her passion for social innovation full-time. Archana led the strategic vision for a nascent microfinance organization inspired to use capitalism for good. She also chaired the New York chapter of Women Advancing Microfinance for 4 years, raising $40,000 through grass root support, to invest in increasing gender equity within the sector. Until 2020, she was running the day to day of a center for social entrepreneurship at a local NYC university.

In January 2020 she co-founded Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area, the latest addition to a global network of over 100 Hubs around the world creating connected impact ecosystems to solve the world's biggest challenges.

Archana has an undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, as well as French. Her Masters is in Economic Development from NYU.