Mrs.Renuka Weerakone is an Attorney-at-Law by profession counting over 31 years of experience and commenced her working career as an instructing attorney with a leading Law firm in Colombo. She is also a licensed Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths. In addition, she holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayawardenepura. She currently serves as the Director General (Actg) at the BOI previously holding the post of Executive Director heading Project Monitoring.

In her career at the BOI spanning over 27 years, she has gained a wealth of experience and broad knowledge to facilitate activities of foreign direct investment projects with her work in several key departments including Promotions and Investments and held the post of Board Secretary over five years concurrent to her other duties. She has represented the BOI at local and International Forums including the Second Round negotiations of the proposed Sri Lanka – China FTA held in Beijing, the Joint Council under US-Sri Lanka Trade & Investment Framework Agreement in Washington, and outward investment promotion missions to China, the UK, USA, Japan, and Russia among other countries. She has also been an active member of Steering Committees, Policy Committees, Inter-Agency Committees tasked with resolving issues faced by investors to fast-track implementation of investment projects.