5 July 2018 11:00 am
Dr. Panditaratne i s currently the Executive Director of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI), a think tank that conducts research on Sri Lanka’s international relations and strategic interests.
She has also served on the Executive Committee of the Centre for Rights and Justice in Hong Kong, and the International Advisory Board of the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh. Prior to her appointment at LKI, Dr. Panditaratne was an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Panditaratne is an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York and previously practised at the Wall Street firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York. Verité Research an interdisciplinary think tank based in Colombo that provides strategic analysis for decision making and policy making in Asia. Dr. P a n d i t a r a t n e ’s advisory role at Verité Research will include guidance on organizational strategy and input on new areas of research.