Dr. Coomaraswamy was the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka from July 2016 to December 2019. Prior to this appoint, he served the Central Bank for fifteen years, working in the Departments of Economic Research, Statistics and Bank Supervision.
Dr. Coomaraswamy completed his university education with a BA (Hons.) Degree from the University of Cambridge and went on to obtain his PhD in Economics from the University of Sussex. He joined the Central Bank of Ceylon in 1974 as a staff officer.
He held a number of senior positions at the Commonwealth Secretariat from 1990 – 2008, including Head of the Economic Affairs Division, Deputy Director of the Secretary General’s Office and Interim Director of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Social Transformation Programme Division. He was a member of the Monetary Policy Consultative Committee of CBSL from 2013 – 2015 and Advisor to the Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade 2015-2016.
Dr. Coomaraswamy was also a keen sportsman. He captained Sri Lanka Rugby team and led the country to emerge runners-up at the 1974 Rugby Asiad held in Japan. He also played first-class cricket.
The talk will start at 17:30 with a drinks reception prior from 17:00.