Archana (Archie) Deskus has over 37 years of technology and executive leadership experience. Archie most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer for PayPal Holdings, Inc., overseeing PayPal’s global technology operations. Prior to her current role, she has worked in several global organizations in the technology, energy, industrials, and consumer products industries holding CIO roles at Intel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Baker Hughes, Ingersoll-Rand, Timex Corporation and United Technologies Corporation. Archie currently serves on the board of directors of Cognizant (NASDAQ-100:CTSH), a multinational information technology services and consulting company. She is also on the board of directors of East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: EWBC), the holding company for East West Bank, the largest independent bank in Southern California.

Archie earned her MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management Information Systems from Boston University.