Dr. Hera Susanti obtained her Bachelor of Economics degree in Development Studies from FEUI in 1986. She then earned a Master of Science in Policy Economics, specializing in Urban and Regional Economics, from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA, in 1988, and obtained her Doctorate in Urban and Regional Economics from the Postgraduate Program in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia. She is currently serving as a Permanent Lecturer at FEB UI. Her academic focus includes Urban Development Studies, with minors in Regional Economics, Urban Economics, Development Economics, and Planning. Dr. Hera Susanti pursued her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Indonesia, completed her Master of Science (Urban and Regional Economics) at the University of Illinois-USA, and her doctoral program at Universitas Indonesia. Dr. Hera Susanti has also been actively involved as an instructor in various training programs at LPEM FEB UI.

Regarding her work history, since December 1983, she has been working as a researcher at LPEM FEUI, then served as Deputy Head of Training and Development Division, Program Secretary for the Master of Planning and Public Policy from 2005 to 2009. In 2011, she served as Acting Deputy Head of Administration and Finance Division, Head of the Department of Economics, FEB UI from 2014 to 2018, and currently as Acting Deputy Head of Administration and Finance Division since February 2023.