Dr. C. Amarasekara
Senior Deputy Governor
Dr. Amarasekara has served the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for more than 23 years. Prior to being appointed as the Senior Deputy Governor, he has held the positions of Deputy Governor and Assistant Governor. He was also the Secretary to the Monetary Policy Board (MPB).
During January 2022-February 2024, Dr. Amarasekara was on release from the Central Bank to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC, USA, as the Alternate Executive Director for the constituency of Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Bhutan. He was the Director of Economic Research prior to commencing his assignment with IMF.
He is currently the Chairman of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL) and a member of the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (IRCSL). He was previously a member of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI) and the Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC). He is a member of the Executive Committee of the South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Centre as well.
Dr. Amarasekara has specialised in monetary policy and macroeconomic research, and his research on monetary policy and other central banking themes has been published in several international and local journals and is widely acknowledged and cited. He was the Editor of Staff Studies, the Central Bank’s Journal, during 2015-2020. He has volunteered as a guest lecturer, examiner, and quiz master at various academic and professional institutions, including various universities, the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL), and the Centre for Banking Studies (CBS), and the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI).
Dr. Amarasekara holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, a Master of Science Degree in Economics with Distinction from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics with a First Class Honours from the University of Peradeniya. He is also an Attorney-at-Law.