Suman Bhattacharjea is Director of Research at ASER Centre. She earned her undergraduate degree in Economics with Honors from Delhi University, and M.Ed and Ed. degrees in Education from Harvard University. Dr. Bhattacharjea has extensive experience in the fields of education, gender, and women’s rights. She has worked with government, private, non-government, and international organizations in several countries, including India, U.S.A., Pakistan, and Mexico. She has taught courses on research design, gender and education and has authored or co-authored numerous articles and books in these areas.