Anika Bowman graduated with an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Business Law from Arizona State University, later obtaining a Masters of Accountancy. After graduating, she started her career with Ernst & Young in Phoenix Arizona as an Audit and Data Intelligence Delivery Associate. As an audit associate, Anika served various real estate and construction companies throughout the West Coast. While working with the Data Intelligence Delivery team, Anika had the opportunity to design and implement technology driven audit solutions for multiple Fortune 500 companies. Through this experience, Anika gained an understanding of how corporations can leverage innovative technologies including Robotic Process Automation, Artificial intelligence, and data visualization to process big data.