Kithmina Hewage is Director of Policy Engagement at the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS), where he leads the organization’s policy engagement and strategic outreach efforts with governments, philanthropists, corporates, and nonprofit organizations across 17 Asian economies to facilitate more private sector capital towards addressing development challenges.
Kithmina has over 10 years of academic and professional experience in international development policy research, analysis, and consulting in the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Sri Lanka. During his tenure at the British High Commission in Colombo from 2020 to 2022, Kithmina worked closely with senior political, business, and civil society figures both in Sri Lanka and in the United Kingdom.
In the period 2015 to 2020, Kithmina worked for the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), the country’s foremost policy think-tank. As a trusted advisor across the political spectrum in Sri Lanka, he was appointed to several government task forces on macroeconomic and investment policy reforms. Additionally, he has served as a consultant for international organizations such as the World Bank and the International Trade Centre (ITC). Kithmina is also a member of the Expert Network of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
As a regular guest on television and radio programs in several countries, Kithmina provides insight into global political and economic developments. He has been invited to speak on panel discussions and deliver keynote addresses at prestigious regional and global summits. His op-eds have appeared in international publications such as Nikkei Asia and The Diplomat, while his research articles have been published by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and Routledge.
Kithmina holds a BA (honors) in international studies & anthropology (with a minor in economics) from Johns Hopkins University and an MSc in international public policy from University College London (UCL).
Kithmina Hewage is Director of Policy Engagement at the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS), where he leads the organization’s policy engagement and strategic outreach efforts with governments, philanthropists, corporates, and nonprofit organizations across 17 Asian economies to facilitate more private sector capital towards addressing development challenges.
Kithmina has over 10 years of academic and professional experience in international development policy research, analysis, and consulting in the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Sri Lanka. During his tenure at the British High Commission in Colombo from 2020 to 2022, Kithmina worked closely with senior political, business, and civil society figures both in Sri Lanka and in the United Kingdom.
In the period 2015 to 2020, Kithmina worked for the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), the country’s foremost policy think-tank. As a trusted advisor across the political spectrum in Sri Lanka, he was appointed to several government task forces on macroeconomic and investment policy reforms. Additionally, he has served as a consultant for international organizations such as the World Bank and the International Trade Centre (ITC). Kithmina is also a member of the Expert Network of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
As a regular guest on television and radio programs in several countries, Kithmina provides insight into global political and economic developments. He has been invited to speak on panel discussions and deliver keynote addresses at prestigious regional and global summits. His op-eds have appeared in international publications such as Nikkei Asia and The Diplomat, while his research articles have been published by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and Routledge.
Kithmina holds a BA (honors) in international studies & anthropology (with a minor in economics) from Johns Hopkins University and an MSc in international public policy from University College London (UCL).