Alka Thukral graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington. She worked in the architectural field for several years, followed by a shift in careers into the technology space for proprietary banking software at UBS. Alka is also an active board member for Streets International, a culinary and hospitality based education organization for disadvantaged and vulnerable youth living in poverty in Vietnam. For the last 10 years, Alka has been active in her children’s school. She lives in Greenwich, CT and is married to Nikhil and has three children - Yana, Renna and Soren.