21 Facts About Indrajit Coomaraswamy

Deshamanya Indrajit Coomaraswamy is a Sri Lankan economist.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy served as the 14th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was the son of civil servant Rajendra Coomaraswamy and Wijeyamani.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy's paternal grandfather C Coomaraswamy was a civil servant and his maternal grandfather S K Wijeyaratnam was chairman of Negombo Urban Council.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was educated at Royal College, Colombo and at Harrow School in England.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was captain of Harrow's cricket team from 1967 to 1968 and played rugby for the school for three years.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy played two matches of first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club, one in 1971 and one in 1972.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy then proceeded to the University of Sussex from where he obtained a DPhil degree.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy joined the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in 1973, working as a staff officer in its Economic Research, Statistics and Bank Supervision divisions until 1989.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was seconded to the Ministry of Finance and Planning between 1981 and 1989 to provide advice on macroeconomic issues and structural reforms.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy worked at the Commonwealth Secretariat from 1990 to 2008, holding various posts including Chief Officer, Economics in the International Finance and Markets Section; Director of the Economic Affairs Division; and Deputy-Director of the Secretary-General's Office.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was an advisor to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Project Minister of Economic Reforms, Science and Technology Milinda Moragoda between 2001 and 2002.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy rejoined the Commonwealth Secretariat in 2010 as Interim Director of its Social Transformation Programme Division.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was special advisor to the controversial Galleon Group hedge fund.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was director of a British company called Galleon Research Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Galleon International Management LLC Indrajit Coomaraswamy was appointed as a non-executive director of John Keells Holdings PLC in February 2011.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was appointed as a director of Tokyo Cement Group in March 2011.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy worked briefly for Hatton National Bank and was a director of SEEDS Limited.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was a member of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura's Board of Study and a director of Nawaloka College of Higher Studies.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was later a senior advisor to Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in July 2016, replacing Arjuna Mahendran whose tenure was mired by allegations of corruption.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy played cricket for the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.