Malith Gunasekara

● 32+ years' experience in Digital Transformation, eHealth and Information Communication Technology in 40 countries and a Certified Chartered Information Technology Practitioner (CITP), and a Member of British Computer Society, UK (MBCS). ● Extensive experience working as Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, Team Leader, Project Manager, Project Director and International Consultant for World Bank, USAID, Gates Foundation, Women's World Bank, Asian Development Bank, IFC, FIRST Initiative, CGAP, EU, EBRD, KfW, EIB, UNDP and UN funded projects as well as managing a software bureau with 60+ staff. ● Extensive e-governance experience in Indonesia, Ukraine, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Lao, Philippines, Nigeria, Gaza/West Bank, and Mozambique. ● Extensive in-country Digital transformation and IT implementation experience in Indonesia, Singapore, Jordan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Lao and Nepal. ● Digital Financial Services and Mobile Money consulting experience in Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Indonesia, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Malta, Mali, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine (Gaza/West Bank), Poland, Romania, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tajikistan, USA, Ukraine, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. ● Digital Health, m-Health strategy development and implementation in Jordan Ukraine, Sri Lanka, and Canada. ● Was a microfinance IT/MIS consultant for Information Systems Fund of CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), Washington, USA and Women's World Bank, New York, USA. Also worked as a staff consultant for Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines. ● Extensive work experience in multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural, and multi-ethnic work environments including managing technical consultants, vendors, support and administrative staff. ● Technical assistance experience in Defining corporate I.T. strategy, Core banking/Branchless banking/Mobile banking implementations, Digital financial services, Alternative Delivery channels, Innovation, Digital & eHealth startups, Policy development, Digital Transformation, Project assessment, Project management and monitoring, IT audits, Needs assessment, GAP analysis, RFP preparation, Procurement of IT solutions, Hardware, software, data communication and other solution evaluation, Data migration, Data mining, Mobile banking, Internet based applications and MIS design. ● Extensive experience in managing I.T. teams and I.T. companies (60+ I.T. professionals) to implement large-scale I.T., MIS, E-commerce and Web projects. Was the Advisor to an E-business, web and multi-media development company. ● Work experience in providing consulting services for: Ministry of Finance, Health, Trade, Tourism, Economic development agencies, Banking - Central banks, Banking Supervision, Savings, micro, development and commercial banking, Micro finance, Cooperatives, Credit Bureau, Deposit Insurance, E-governance, Public Financial Management, Trade, Import/Export, Customs, Local Government/Municipal MIS, Agri value-chains, MSME/SME development, Women empowerment, NGO capacity building, Private and Public sector, Pension funds, Free Zones, Utility MIS (Electricity & Water), General Business systems and MIS ● Work experience in assessing and implementing new technologies such as Ecommerce, E-business, Payment systems, Internet banking, ATMs, Mobile banking, Software as a Service (SaaS), Virtual/branchless banking, outsourcing of ICT services etc. COUNTRIES/ICT PROJECTS WORKED Project experience in 40+ countries worldwide. Countries worked includes Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Brunei, Brussels, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Canada, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Malta, Mali, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine (Gaza/West Bank), Philippines, Poland, Romania, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Switzerland, Tajikistan, USA, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.