Ruth holds a Doctor of Strategic Leadership (h.c.) from the Commonwealth University UK, M. Ed. (Education and Statistics) from Harvard University USA and B.A. Education from the University of Nairobi. Ruth also holds several professional qualifications including Executive Development from Harvard Kennedy School, Sustainable Development from Cambridge University, UK. and a Certificate of Education Measurement, ETS, Princeton, USA.
Ruth has held several positions including as Deputy Chief of Staff and head of Policy and Strategy for President Kenyatta, World Bank Global Director for Education, and World Bank Country Director for Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Mauritius and Madagascar. Ruth has also served as advisor/ board member for several institutions including the Global Advisory Boards for the Learning XPRIZE and WomenLift Health, the Investors’ Group of the Global Financing Facility, Council Member Multimedia University of Kenya, Board Member Housing Finance Foundation, Kenya, Member of Editorial Board, EFA Global Monitoring Report, Paris and Member of the Governing Board International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP) Paris.
Ruth is currently a Senior Fellow, Results for Development, Washington DC, a Senior Advisor for Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), an advisor for What Works Hub for Global Education, UK and a member of the Advisory Committee for the Yidan Prize Foundation, Hong Kong.