Jeeva Perumalpillai-Essex

Development Economist

Jeeva is a member of the Board of Directors of LIRNEasia. She has thirty-eight years experience as a Development Economist addressing issues of poverty and developing sustainable programs in South Asia, East Asia, the Pacific, and Africa. She has worked with Multilateral Financial Institutions (Asian Development Bank and the World Bank Group), UN and the Government of Sri Lanka. Jeeva currently advises on strategy, programs and projects for sustainable development in Sri Lanka and internationally.