Dr. Shehan B. Dissanayake
Executive Director
Australian Agricultural Company Ltd
Australia
Biography
Dr. Shehan B. Dissanayake serves as Executive Director of Australian Agricultural Company Limited. He is senior Managing Director and member of the Board of Directors of the Tavistock Group, a privately held investment company. He has responsibility for portfolio strategy across 200 companies in 15 countries, and is Chief Executive Officer of Tavistock Life Sciences, an operating unit of the Tavistock Group. Before joining Tavistock Group in 2002, Shehan was a Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen with responsibility for strategy and business planning for the global legal, tax and HR Consulting Divisions of the firm, encompassing 1,600 partners and 15,000 professionals. Earlier in his career, Shehan was involved in the medical research and technology industries. He holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences from The University of Chicago. Dr. Shehan B. Dissanayake serves as Executive Director of Australian Agricultural Company Limited. He is senior Managing Director and member of the Board of Directors of the Tavistock Group, a privately held investment company. He has responsibility for portfolio strategy across 200 companies in 15 countries, and is Chief Executive Officer of Tavistock Life Sciences, an operating unit of the Tavistock Group. Before joining Tavistock Group in 2002, Shehan was a Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen with responsibility for strategy and business planning for the global legal, tax and HR Consulting Divisions of the firm, encompassing 1,600 partners and 15,000 professionals. Earlier in his career, Shehan was involved in the medical research and technology industries. He holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences from The University of Chicago.
Research Interest
Plant Pathology ,Agricultural Science and Food
