Mr. Laksiri Abeysekera is a Senior Fellow of the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, where he supports the establishment of ICRAF’s country office and ongoing projects in Sri Lanka.
Until June 2020, he served as Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee of the Low-Income Investment Fund (LIIF), based in San Francisco, USA, and currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of the Global EverGreening Alliance, Melbourne, Australia.
Mr. Abeysekera brings over 45 years of international experience in strategic financial management, corporate services, risk management, change management, and governance across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. He has served in senior roles such as Deputy Director – Finance and Administration, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka, Deputy Director General – Corporate Services, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, and Director, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), UAE. He has also held senior leadership positions in Sri Lankan public and private sector entities.
Mr. Abeysekera is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).