Archana Deskus

Archana (Archie) Deskus is an accomplished technology executive and corporate director with more than three decades of leadership experience driving transformation, innovation and enterprise value across global industries. She most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer at PayPal Holdings, Inc., where she led global technology, product engineering, innovation, infrastructure, and operations for one of the world’s leading digital payments platforms. Over the course of her career, Ms. Deskus has held CIO roles at Fortune 200 companies, including Intel Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Baker Hughes, Ingersoll Rand, Timex, and Carrier, where she oversaw enterprise-scale digital transformation, innovation, and complex technology modernization. Ms. Deskus currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cognizant and East West Bancorp, and previously served on the board of DataStax. Ms. Deskus holds a B.S. from Boston University and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.