Dr Dushni Weerakoon is the Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) and Head of its Macroeconomic Policy Research. Her research and publications cover areas related to macroeconomic policy, regional trade integration, and international economics. She has extensive experience working in policy development committees of the Government of Sri Lanka, working as a consultant to international development organisations, and serving as a director on the boards of corporate and academic entities in Sri Lanka. She holds a BSc in Economics with First Class Honors from the Queen's University of Belfast, U.K., and an MA and PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester, U.K.