Dr W M Tilakaratna
Chairman & Founder
Senior Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka; Secretary, Ministry of Finance & Planning; Adviser, Asia Department, IMF, Washington
IDEAS Founder Members
The distinguished founding members who established IDEAS and continue to guide the organization's mission to empower micro and small enterprises and community-led development projects across Sri Lanka.
Mr Lalit Godamunne
Board Member
Director, National Institute of Business Management (NIBM); Secretary General & Executive Director, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (MASL); Country Director, World Food Programme (UN-WFP)
Mr Douglas Ladduwahety
Board Member
Chartered Engineer, Chairman, Mahaweli Development Board (MDB)
Mr Ronnie Weerakoon
Board Member
Director, External Resources, Ministry of Finance Sri Lanka; Alternate Executive Director, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila
Mr Nanda Abayawickrama
Board Member
Secretary, Ministry of Lands & Land Development Sri Lanka; Vice Chairman & Director, International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI)
Mr Suneeta Jayawickrama
Board Member
Secretary General, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce; Director, Sri Lanka Tea Board; Member, Securities & Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka
Ms Shakuntala Kuruppu
Board Member
Director General, External Resources Department, Ministry of Finance & Planning, Sri Lanka
Mr Yaseen Marikkar
Board Member
Regional Director Engineering, Intercontinental Hotels, Middle East Operations
Ms Manel Abeysekera
Board Member
Career Diplomat, Sri Lanka Foreign Service
Mr Hector Abeysekera
Board Member
Regional Adviser, UN-ESCAP; Consultant, UNIDO, ILO and IFAD
Mr Gamil Wijesinghe
Board Member
Chartered Accountant, Senior Partner, KPMG/Ford Rhodes & Thornton
Mr Romesh Ilangakoon
Board Member
Chartered Engineer, Planning Manager, Unilevers Sri Lanka; Director, Mahaweli Development Board
Ms Jezima Ismail
Board Member
Educationist & Community Sociologist
Mr K Gunaratnam
Board Member
Assistant to the Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka; Chief, International Trade Division, UNESCAP
Dr Abhaya Attanayake
Board Member
Director, Planning & Monitoring, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (MASL); Managing Director, Sri Lanka Business Development Centre (SLBDC)