Rukmini Banerji is the Chief Executive Officer of Pratham Education Foundation and has been with Pratham for 25 years. She has extensive experience working with children in schools and communities and in partnerships with different governments in India. Rukmini led Pratham’s research and assessment efforts including the well-known nationwide ASER (Annual Status of Education Report) initiative from 2005 to 2014. Originally from Bihar, Rukmini is now based in Delhi and in Pune.