A trustee of both the Pacific Northwest Ballet and the Seattle Art Museum, Afshan Lakha is an active member of her community. She also supports the Gates Foundation, the Seattle Symphony, and the United Way of King County, among other charitable organizations. Beyond her local community, Afshan Lakha is a member of Frieze London and Frieze New York and a world traveler who has visited places ranging from Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro to London and Tokyo.

As an experienced accounting and investment professional, Afshan Lakha has served as a partner with Lakha Investment Company, LLC, for over 15 years. Before her work with the commercial real estate company, she graduated from El Camino College and served with Coldwell Banker Commercial and the Transpacific Development Co. in Torrance, California. Ms. Lakha was also the cofounder and operations director of Puget Sound Stations, Inc., which grew from a single store to more than 20 throughout the Bellevue, Washington, area.