Rukmini Banerji is a Senior Advisor at Pratham Education Foundation, an organization focused on education, measurement, skilling, and advocacy. She recently concluded over 10 years as the organization's CEO. Her career at Pratham began in 1996, following several years at the Spencer Foundation in Chicago.

Banerji's academic background includes training as an economist in India, with a BA from St Stephen's College and attendance at the Delhi School of Economics.