Ms. Nilakshi De Silva
Ms. Nilakshi De Silva holds an MPA from Princeton University, USA, and a BA (Hons) from Monash University, Australia. She is an independent consultant specializing in organizational capacity building. Her work focuses on monitoring, evaluation, and learning, with research interests in multidimensional poverty and inequality. Areas of Expertise: Organizational Capacity Building, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning […]
Mr. Christoph Feyen
Mr. Christoph Feyen is a seasoned international development professional with over 25 years of management experience at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). He holds a B.A. in History from the University of Bonn and an M.A. in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin, complemented by postgraduate training in Development Economics at […]
Mr. Chandra Jayaratne
Mr. Chandra Jayaratne is a Chartered Accountant and Cost and Management Accountant, with extensive experience in corporate leadership. He is a retired Company CEO and has served as the former Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. His professional expertise spans management, accounting, and auditing, with significant contributions to the corporate and business sector in […]
Dr. Darini Rajasingham Senanayake
Dr. Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake holds a PhD and MA from Princeton University, USA, and a BA from Brandeis University, USA. She is an independent researcher specializing in cultural, political, economic, and medical anthropology. Her work includes serving as an evaluation expert on social sector development projects and programmes, with research interests in Indian Ocean world economic […]
Dr. R M K Ratnayake
Dr. R.M.K Ratnayake holds a PhD from the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. He is a fellow of the United Nations University and has served in multiple Ministries in different administrative capacities. He serves as a Director of Sri Lanka Export Development Board, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLITT) and […]
Prof. Kalinga Tudor Silva
Professor Kalinga Tudor Silva holds a PhD and is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Peradeniya. He is a leading scholar in the field of social sciences, with a focus on poverty and development. His work explores issues of social exclusion and the political economy of poverty, contributing to research and policy discussions in […]
Dr. Nireka Weeratunge
Dr. Nireka Weeratunge holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Toronto, Canada. She is a Research Fellow at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), with expertise in the society–environment interface and development research. Her work focuses on livelihoods, local knowledge systems, gender, poverty, vulnerability, and wellbeing, particularly among fishing and farming communities. […]
Prof. Dileni Gunewardena
Prof. Dileni Gunewardena is Professor (Chair) of Economics at the University of Peradeniya. She holds a doctorate from the American University and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Peradeniya. Her research is mainly in Development Microeconomics and includes empirical analyses relating to poverty measurement, child nutrition, gender wage inequality and ethnic inequality in Sri […]