Sanjiva Weerawarana — Founder
Since I completed my Bachelor’s degree in 1988, I have always focused on creating software technology tools that help other technologists build solutions in various domains. I have been lucky to have been at the center of several major technology waves in that period including the Web, Web services, cloud computing and data analytics. My last technology creation contribution is Ballerina, https://ballerina.io/, a new programming language optimized for writing network distributed applications. In 2018, after 30 years of creating technology, I changed my focus to applying software to make the world a better place. My immediate focus is on improving the technology that runs Sri Lanka by voluntarily helping the Government of Sri Lanka to digitally transform itself. However, all the work I am doing is intended to be useful for other parts of the world as well since all countries face similar challenges. This work is being done as part of the Code for Sri Lanka project of the Lanka Software Foundation, a non-profit organization I co-created in 2003.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS architect with extensive experience in open source and digital transformation.
Experience: 40 yrs 6 mos
Career Highlights
- Pioneered Ballerina programming language for distributed applications.
- Led digital transformation initiatives for Sri Lanka's government.
- Co-founded Lanka Software Foundation to support open source.
Work Experience
National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka (NASSL)
Fellow (3 yrs 4 mos)
Avinya Foundation
Founder & Chairman (3 yrs 9 mos)
Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP)
Member, Technology Committee (4 yrs 2 mos)
Lanka Data Foundation
Founder and Chairman (5 yrs 3 mos)
WSO2
Founder, Director, CEO & Chief Product Officer (6 yrs 4 mos)
Founder & Consultant - Ballerina (4 mos)
Founder & Director (4 mos)
Founder & Chairman (6 mos)
Founder, Chief Architect & Chairman (11 mos)
Founder, CEO & Chief Architect (2 yrs 7 mos)
Founder, Chairman & CEO (9 yrs 5 mos)
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka
Member of the Board of Directors (5 mos)
Member, Digital Technology Foresight Council (1 yr 3 mos)
Sri Lanka National Science Foundation
Member, Working Committee on Technology (1 yr 4 mos)
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
Member Chamber Committee (6 yrs 11 mos)
Sampath Bank
Member Board Of Directors (4 yrs 6 mos)
Lanka Software Foundation
Founder, Chairman & Chief Architect (7 yrs 9 mos)
Founder, Director and Chief Scientist (15 yrs 6 mos)
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Member of the Council (1 yr 7 mos)
Glitteray
Member of the Board of Directors (1 yr)
Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC)
Member of the Board of Directors (3 yrs 4 mos)
Uber
Car Driver (9 yrs 4 mos)
University Grants Commission
Member of the Computing Standing Committee (3 yrs 9 mos)
University of Colombo
Member of the Council (1 yr)
Sri Lanka Army
Lieutenant Colonel (3 yrs 6 mos)
Arthur C Clarke Institute
Member of the Board (1 yr)
Sahana Software Foundation
Co-Founder and Member (2 yrs 4 mos)
Co-Founder & Director (1 yr)
Thinkcube Systems
Founder & Director (5 yrs 8 mos)
The Apache Software Foundation
Member (16 yrs 4 mos)
University of Moratuwa
Visiting Lecturer (7 yrs)
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Visiting Professor (2 yrs)
IBM Research
Research Staff Member (7 yrs 8 mos)
Purdue University
Visiting Professor (2 yrs 11 mos)
Graduate Student (4 yrs 9 mos)
Kent State University
Undergrad and Grad Student (4 yrs)
Education
Ph.D. at Purdue University
MS at Kent State University
BS at Kent State University
