Gishan Dissanaike
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Professor Gishan Dissanaike is a financial economist and holds the Robert Monks Professorial Chair in Corporate Governance
at the University of Cambridge
. He is the Head of the Finance & Accounting Subject Group at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School
. He is also the Director of the Cambridge MPhil Programme in Finance, a cross-faculty programme involving three faculties - the Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Mathematics and Cambridge Judge Business School.
, where he was awarded the Ryde Gold Medal. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Peradeniya
, and obtained a First Class Honours degree in Economics. A First in monetary economics was awarded by the University after an 18-year gap. Gishan also won the P.D. Khan Gold Medal for the best performance in Economics and the Arts Faculty Scholarship for the best performance in the faculty.
He then went up to Trinity College, Cambridge
, and obtained his MPhil and PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge
. He won an External Research Studentship for Economics, awarded by Trinity College, Cambridge, and an Overseas Research Studentship, awarded by the Committee of Vice-chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the UK.
Robert Monks Professor of Corporate Governance
The Robert Monks Professorship of Corporate Governance is an established chair at the University of Cambridge. The Chair is currently assigned to Cambridge Judge Business School. The Chair was established in 2001, following a benefaction of US$ 4,000,000 from Mr Dennis Kozlowski and the Tyco...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. He is the Head of the Finance & Accounting Subject Group at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School
Judge Business School
Cambridge Judge Business School, formerly known as the Judge Institute of Management Studies, is the business school of the University of Cambridge. Established in 1990, the School is a provider of management education and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading business schools. It is...
. He is also the Director of the Cambridge MPhil Programme in Finance, a cross-faculty programme involving three faculties - the Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Mathematics and Cambridge Judge Business School.
Education
Gishan Dissanaike had his schooling at Trinity College, KandyTrinity College, Kandy
Trinity College, Kandy founded in 1872 by Anglican missionaries, is an Independent elite private boys’ school providing primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka...
, where he was awarded the Ryde Gold Medal. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Peradeniya
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
, and obtained a First Class Honours degree in Economics. A First in monetary economics was awarded by the University after an 18-year gap. Gishan also won the P.D. Khan Gold Medal for the best performance in Economics and the Arts Faculty Scholarship for the best performance in the faculty.
He then went up to Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, and obtained his MPhil and PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. He won an External Research Studentship for Economics, awarded by Trinity College, Cambridge, and an Overseas Research Studentship, awarded by the Committee of Vice-chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the UK.