Asanga Abeyagoonasekera
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Government Administration |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | Kumudu[1] |
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera (Sinhala: අසංග අබේගුණසේකර; born 21 August 1977) is a columnist [2] and author.[3] He is a visiting lecturer in International Political Economy for University of London in Sri Lanka Royal Institute of Colombo. Asanga has more than a decade of experience in Government, serving as the head of several Government Institutions to positions at the board level.
He is the former Executive Director of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS) which is a Sri Lankan government think tank.[4][5]
Early life and education
He is the only son of Ossie Abeygunasekera, who was the leader of Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya (SLMP), presidential candidate and Member of Parliament from Colombo District. Ossie Abeygunasekera was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide attack in 1994.
His primary and secondary education at the S. Thomas' Preparatory School and Ananda College, he gained BSc in Computer Science and a MBA from the Edith Cowan University. He has also undertaken executive education programs at the Harvard Kennedy School and Yale University. He received an award from the Golden Key International Honour Society.[6]
Career
Having worked in the Sri Lankan telecominication sector as a project manager at Sri Lanka Telecom and Hutchison Lanka, he was appointed Chairman of the Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation (CFHC)[7][8][9] following the Asian tsunami in 2004 which destroyed many fishery harbours. He held the post until 2010, when he was appointed as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency[10][11] in which he served until 2011, when he was appointed as Executive Director of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies. He was also on the Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority from 2005 to 2010.
In 2012, Asanga was selected as a Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum.[12]
He is the founding curator of the Global Shapers Colombo Hub and the Global Dignity Country Chair for Sri Lanka.[1]
On 10 April 2015, he was appointed as a Broad Director at the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka (IBSL) by Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake.[13]
In 2015 he published a book "Towards a better world order" [14]
References
- ^ a b "Asanga Abeyagoonasekera". Global Dignity. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Island.lk: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera appointed Executive Director of LKIIRSS
- ^ Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies website
- ^ http://www.kadirgamarinstitute.lk/media/press_release/press_2012%2003%2005.pdf
- ^ Sunday Times Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka aims to make the best tuna in the world
- ^ Business Today: When You See a Barrier, Just Cross It Over
- ^ Lanka Business Online: Going Deep - Sri Lanka starts whale watching
- ^ Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency website
- ^ Target.lk: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera Assumes Duties As Chairman Of Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency
- ^ "Asanga Abeyagoonasekera". Global Shapers Community. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Asanga Abeyagoonasekera appointed as Board Director for IBSL". News.lk. April 13, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ [3]
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