Board Of Directors

President
Lakshan Abeywardena
Principal Consultant - Global Insurance Practice Lead, Nagaro
A dedicated business consultant with over 14 years of experience, specializing in Banking, Financial Services, and Finansmen. Lakshan is focused on bringing value to organizations by resolving unstructured business problems through IT-enabled solutions. He is passionate about building world-class consulting teams, and grooming young professionals to become the IT consultants of tomorrow. Outside of work, Lakshan loves to stay active; you can find him at the gym or enjoying leisurely nature walks.

Vice President (VP) Education
Eksara Jayan
Lead Consultant - Consulting at Virtusa
A consultant in a global technology company with 9 years of experience in business analysis field. As a certified agile coach and mentor, he has established business analysis practices from the ground up. Areas of expertise include design thinking, core insurance systems, lean product design, and solution development. Had been consistently at the forefront of innovation in practices of global fortune 500 companies. He is eager to leverage his expertise for the betterment of the community.

Vice President (VP) Events
Chamodi Wijewardana
Senior Product Manager - Sysco LABS
A seasoned business analyst with over 10 years of experience in utilising requirement elicitation, strategy analysis skills to recommend innovative solutions using modern technologies, while balancing the triple constraints. Support cross functional teams to strengthen the relationships, adapt to agility, and realise and sustain the business benefits. Chamodi is passionate about problem solving, mentoring and discovering the nature. She is loves to contribute to the sustainable growth of human beings through technology and communication.

Vice President (VP) Finance
Ravindu Samarasinghe
Senior Business Consultant - LSEG Technology
A Business Analyst with over 10 years of experience in Capital Market IT infrastructure domain with a solid background in analysis, design, implementation, and delivery of complex Fintech applications to some of the well-known institutions around the World.

Vice President (VP) Membership
Sashika Hewawasam
Practice Lead - Product Management, Unicorn Solutions
A business analyst passionate about driving change through the solutions she defines, finding ultimate satisfaction in witnessing their tangible value to stakeholders. With over 13 years of experience specialising in Credit Management and Membership domains, she has consistently sought to innovate and optimise processes to meet evolving needs. Having worked in leading multinational companies in Sri Lanka, she has gained invaluable insights into global business practices and methodologies, which have sharpened her analytical thinking. Sashika believes her key strengths lie in solutioning and driving teams towards achieving greater milestones.

Vice President (VP) Operations
Nithya Maheswaran
Product Analyst, Kognitiv
A passionate business analyst with over 9 years of experience in various industries across multiple countries. I have honed expertise in agile methodologies and stakeholder engagement contributing significantly to business growth through meticulous requirement analysis.

Vice President (VP) Public Relations & Communication
Malsha Mayadunne
Product Manager- Sysco LABS
A business analyst with over 7 years of experience in telecom, RPA, workflow automation, and QA automation tools, Malsha is dedicated to driving innovation and efficiency in business processes. Beyond her professional pursuits, she's a skincare enthusiast, matcha lover, and advocate for empowering others in the BA community.