She began her career at Athena Advisors, where she worked closely with financial institutions across India on credit policy refinement, process optimisation, and strategic advisory engagements. Her work focused on strengthening underwriting frameworks, improving operational efficiency, and enabling more robust credit decisioning across lending businesses. She later joined TruBoard Partners, where she was part of the Financial Services and Real Estate vertical, supporting fundraising and transaction advisory mandates. Her role involved end-to-end deal execution, including financial analysis, investor coordination, and transaction structuring across multiple engagements. Ankita is also actively involved in building Athena CredXpert LLP, with a focus on delivering structured credit advisory solutions to underserved Retail and MSME/SME borrowers.

With a strong foundation in financial services, transaction execution, and advisory, she brings a practical, execution-oriented approach to consulting. Her ability to combine analytical rigor with on-ground implementation makes her well-positioned to contribute to high-impact consulting engagements in the financial services domain.