Board of Directors


LIRNEasia’s activities as a non-profit entity incorporated under the Sri Lanka Companies Act are conducted under the supervision of a Board of Directors representing the private and non-profit sectors. In addition to the Board of Directors, a Scientific Advisory Council was established in 2005, in light of the expanded research program undertaken by LIRNEasia.

Board of Directors

Jeeva Perumalpillai-Essex

Development Economist

Lakshaman Bandaranayake

Chairman, Sarvodaya SEEDS

Mervyn de Silva

Consultant, Renewable Energy Development

Vishaka Nanayakkara

Senior Lecturer, University of Moratuwa

Alumni

Millie Rivera, PhD

Director, Faculty Diversity, Inclusion and Well-Being, George Mason University, Virginia, U.S.A

Indrajit Coomaraswamy, PhD

Former Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Sandya Salgado

Director/CEO, Ogilvy Action

W M Bandusena

Chairman, Health Services, Public Service Commission

Sithie Tiruchelvam

Managing Partner, Tiruchelvam Associates

Anoja J. Obeysekere

Consultant Telecom/Technology Business

Luxman Siriwardena

Former Executive Director, The Pathfinder Foundation, Sri Lanka

Thusitha Perera

Company Director and Senior Finance Professional

Vinya Ariyaratne

President, Lanka Jatika Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka

Shaheen Cader

Former CEO, The Nielsen Company (Sri Lanka)