Mr.W.A.D.S.Gunasinghe

Chairman

Being an outstanding academic performer, Mr.Gunasinghe holds a Master’s Degree in Agriculture from State Agriculture University of Kharkov, Ukraine and MA in Development Studies specializing Regional Development from Institute of Social Studies, the Hague, the Netherlands. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Development Planning from the University of Colombo. As an officer of Sri Lanka Planning Service, he has served in number of Ministries, in various posts including a Director of National Planning Department, Additional Director General of Department of National Budget, Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade, Ministry of National Heritage. At the peak as a Government officer, Mr.Gunasinghe held the post and served as the General Manager of Railways Department recently.

Being a hallowed administrator, he served in multiple institutions, namely, State Printing Corporation, Institute of Apparel and Textile, Tea Research Institute, UDA, Agarapathana Plantations and former Member of the Board of Directors in the Lankaputhra Development Bank. He has been a visiting lecturer of the University of Kelaniya and a resource person for many Government training institutions.

Mr. Gunasinghe is an old boy of Ananda College Colombo.