Mr. Perera brings over nine years of diverse public and private sector experience spanning portfolio management, buy-side research and capital markets.

With foundational experience in research analysis at NDB Wealth Management, which is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Sri Lanka, he progressively established a broad and deep insight into local markets and investment management strategy. He was also responsible for managing Unit Trust funds and discretionary private portfolios for institutional clients at JB Financial (Pvt) Ltd. He gained capital market development and regulatory policy exposure at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, where he collaboratively implemented several tactical initiatives comprising the Strategic Capital Market Development programme and the Financial Sector Modernization programme in Sri Lanka.

His postgraduate placement experience spans two dynamic European investment firms -the Inspiration Group, Germany, specializing in value-add and core residential and commercial real estate and BlackRock, UK, a leading provider of investment, advisory and risk management solutions, which is the world’s largest asset manager.

Mr. Perera is a CFA Charter holder and completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Delhi with a First Class. He also holds a Master of Finance (MFin) from the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.