Bima holds a master’s degree in economics from Uppsala University in Sweden and a bachelor’s degree in international economics and business from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He worked with Bappenas and completed an internship with the University Medical Centre in Groningen, the Netherlands. Bima had involved in various research projects, including A Study on Teacher Absenteeism, Independent Impact Evaluation of the KINERJA Program, Child Poverty and Disparities in Urban Area, and Multidimensional Child Poverty.