Prof. Rathiranee Yogendrarajah completed her Bachelor of Commerce Degree with First Class (Honours) in the year of 1989 and Master of Philosophy in 1997. She has completed Ph.D at University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka in 2015 under Higher Education of Twenty first Century (HETC) Scholarship. She has promoted as Senior Lecturer Grade II in 1997, Senior Lecturer Grade I in 2003 and Professor in 2017. Presently she is Head of the Department of Financial Management, Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. She is serving as a Director, Centre for Open and Distance Learning, University of Jaffna.

She was visiting lecturer in several institutions such as Open University, IPM, Technial College and Self finance courses for Diploma, under graduate and postgraduate courses in University of Jaffna. She was resource person in several short courses, workshops, training programmes and seminars.

She published more than fifty research papers in indexed and non-indexed journals and conference proceedings. She has authored five books for higher education purpose. She was awarded best research paper in 2013 and 2017 and got best thesis oriented award for her supervision of undergraduates in 2016. She has been serving as a translator of the examination and academic division of chartered institute of Sri Lanka. She is the Chairman of Board study/Management Studies & Commerce, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna.