Archer is an incoming graduate consultant at Arup's Urban Development and Mobility practice, based in London. He recently graduated with a Master's in City Planning from MIT, where he was part of the International Development Group (IDG). His coursework, research, and teaching encompassed urban economics, data science, real estate, labor economics, GIS, and urban design. Prior to graduate school, Archer was a Thomas J. Watson Fellow and received his BA in History with a minor in Government and Legal Studies from Bowdoin College. He is from Maine.