Archana Sridhar is an accomplished Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, with a career spanning over a decade in quality and engineering roles. Prior to McKinsey, Archana served as an Associate and Product Quality Engineer at Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc. and Cummins Inc., where responsibilities included supplier evaluation, development, and quality improvement initiatives. Archana began professional experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer at Cummins and completed an internship focused on Six Sigma methodologies and operational efficiency. Educational qualifications include a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechatronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. Additional early academic achievements include a solid foundation in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry from Sri Chaitanya Junior Kalasala, and completion of secondary education at St. Ann's High School.