Raka Banerjee is a Project Coordinator in the Development Data Group at the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳. She supports the Data Group in developing and executing priorities including departmental strategy, knowledge products, outreach and communications. As part of the Development Data Council Secretariat, she supports ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ institutional priorities around data, including data governance and new data initiatives.
Raka previously worked as Project Coordinator for the Living Standards Measurement Study team where she managed field-based data collection efforts, coordinated daily project operations, and provided editorial and dissemination oversight for knowledge products. She holds an M.A. in International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego and a B.A. in International Studies from the University of Washington.