World Bank Support Team

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 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.