
Dr. Sahan Jayawarna (FGS/DBA/2018/005)
Email – sahan.jayawarna@gmail.com
Education
- Doctor of Business Administration (University of Kelaniya)
- Master of Business Administration (Postgraduate Institute of Management [PIM], University of Sri Jayewardenepura)
- Master of Financial Economics (University of Colombo)
- B.Sc. in Computer Science (Special - First Class Honours) - University of Colombo
- Ananda College, Colombo
Professional Background
- 20 years of corporate experience across leading multinational organizations
- IFS R&D International (pvt) Limited (Software Engineer)
- Dialog Axiata PLC (Software Engineer)
- Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (pvt) Limited (Finance Manager)
- Etisalat Lanka (pvt) Limited (Senior Manager - Strategic Planning & Analytics)
- Bharti Airtel Lanka (pvt) Limited (Deputy General Manager/Head - Market & Revenue Planning; Deputy General Manager/Head - Acquisitions, Postpaid & International Business)
- Dialog Axiata PLC (Acquisition Head)
- Axiata Digital Labs (General Manager - Strategy and Planning)
Current Engagements
Professional Affiliations
- FCMA (UK) - Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK
- Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI – USA
- MBCS - Professional Member of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, UK
Research Interests
My research interests lie at the nexus of big data analytics capability, market orientation, and firm performance, with a particular focus on the telecommunications sector in developing economies. My work further explores the role of strategic planning in enhancing organizational outcomes. In addition, I study how software product quality and development practices affect defect rates and overall reliability. I am keenly interested in quantitative research methodologies, survey design, and empirical analysis as tools to advance knowledge on how organizations build dynamic capabilities and achieve sustainable performance improvements.

