Archana (Archie) Deskus is senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO) at Intel Corporation. As Intel’s CIO, her organization capitalizes on information technology to accelerate the company’s significant growth goals across a diverse portfolio of businesses.

Deskus joined Intel from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), where she was senior vice president and chief information officer. In this role, Deskus was responsible for HPE’s IT infrastructure and technology resources, working closely with HPE businesses to achieve the company’s strategic goals. Additionally, Deskus oversaw NextGen IT, a company-wide transformation program, standardizing business policies, processes, and the underlying IT systems globally. Prior to joining Hewlett Packard, Deskus was the CIO at Baker Hughes. Before Baker Hughes, Deskus held CIO roles at Ingersoll-Rand, Timex Corp., and United Technologies Corp.

Deskus holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management information systems from Boston University and a master’s degree in business administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She serves on the board of directors of East West Bank and Cognizant.