Kithmina Hewage is Senior Advisor at the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS). He leads the organization’s policy engagement efforts with governments, philanthropists, corporates, and non-profits across 18 Asian economies to improve the quality and quantity of private social investment in the region. Kithmina is also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network.  

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Kithmina holds over 10 years of academic and professional experience in international development policy research and consulting in Sri Lanka, the United States, United Kingdom, and Switzerland. From 2020 – 2022, Kithmina was Political Advisor to the British High Commission in Colombo, working closely with senior political, diplomatic, business, and civil society leaders in the UK and Sri Lanka.

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Before that, Kithmina was a senior researcher at the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka and a consultant for multilateral organizations such as the World Bank and the International Trade Centre (ITC), working on macroeconomic and investment policy reforms in South Asia.

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Kithmina regularly speaks to the international media on global political and economic developments and has published op-eds in outlets such as Nikkei Asia and The Diplomat.

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Kithmina holds a BA from Johns Hopkins University and a MSc in International Public Policy from University College London (UCL).

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