
DR. HARSHA ATURUPANE
Lead Economist and Task Team Leader
Dr. Harsha Aturupane is a Lead Economist and Program Leader for Human Development for Sri Lanka and the Maldives. He has a Ph.D and M.Phil in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Development from the University of Colombo.

MR. KURT LARSON
Senior Education Specialist
Mr. Kurt has more than 25 years of working experience with a unique blend of expertise in education, science, and innovation in the Danish Government, at the OECD, and at the World Bank. His core knowledge and experiences are multi-sectoral with the strongest expertise in post-secondary education as well as in science and innovation. He has always had a high ability and willingness to work across sectors and disciplines as many societal and economic problems best can be understood and tackled by a multi-sectoral policy approach involving many stakeholders working in partnerships.
MR. BENOIT MILLOT
Consultant