Ankana Carpenter

Business leader, Entrepreneur, Hindu, Idea generator, Inventor, Technologist

Built a patented product business from the ground up starting from her garage, Ankana has passion for creative design and start-ups. Although she is Head of Consumer Deposit Tech at a bank, where she won the award for Most Powerful Women In Banking Top Teams award in 2023, and was nominated as top 15 under 40, she calls her banking career a side hustle. She is an entrepreneur who founded Aura Glass and recently launched another business called "Mom Executives". Ask her about that. She is on a mission to remove barriers for and provide the much needed support working moms need to feel successful. She was in the news recently: American Banker winner for Top Teams in banking 2023 https://www.americanbanker.com/news/the-most-powerful-women-in-banking-top-teams-2023-td-bank

My role as Executive lead for all women at my organization, influencing for policy changes & advocating change. And my small businesses, Aura Glass and newly founded business Mom Executives Network.

Don't think "out of the box" to innovate.

Growing up in Libya "discrimination" was foreign to me because, contrary to public perception, I was part of international & religiously diverse community. And so I'm unable to fit in today's world of biased & stereotypical thinking.

Creating stuff, Techie, start-ups, Leading large cross functional organizations.