Rukmini Banerji — CEO
Rukmini Banerji is the Chief Executive Officer of Pratham Education Foundation. Trained as an economist in India, she completed her BA at St Stephen’s College and attended the Delhi School of Economics. She was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and later earned her Ph. D at the University of Chicago in 1991. Rukmini worked in Chicago for several years at Spencer Foundation. She returned to India in 1996 and has been with Pratham ever since. Rukmini has extensive experience in the field - working directly with rural and urban communities as well as in designing and implementing large-scale partnerships with governments. She led Pratham’s research and assessment efforts including the well-known ASER initiative (Annual Status of Education Report) from 2005 to 2014. Originally from Bihar, Rukmini is now based in Delhi.
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Location: Delhi, India
Experience: 35 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Educational Leadership
- Assessment
- Research
Career Highlights
- Led the ASER initiative from 2005 to 2014.
- Extensive experience in educational leadership and assessment.
- Strategic partnerships with governments for educational initiatives.
Work Experience
Pratham Education Foundation
Chief Executive Officer (11 yrs 2 mos)
Program Director (11 yrs)
Director of Assessment and Research (5 yrs)
ASER Centre
Director (10 yrs)
University of Chicago
International Fellow (0 mo)
The Spencer Foundation
Associate Program Officer (3 yrs)
University of Chicago
Research Associate (2 yrs)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts - BA at University of Oxford
Master of Arts - MA at Delhi School of Economics
Bachelor of Arts - BA at St. Stephen's College, Delhi
