Reshan Dewapura is the CEO of GSS International (Pvt) Ltd, one of Sri Lanka's largest BPO operations, providing AI+ services to global clients with over 4,000 employees in Colombo and Kurunegala. Previously, he served as CEO of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), where he also served as Program Director & COO over a period of 11½ years, where he led the World Bank-funded e-Sri Lanka Development program, significantly advancing ICT in the country. He was a Director on the ICTA Board from 2018-2022 and held director roles at SLCERT, LGII, LKNIC, and a member of the Governing Council of NIBM.

Currently, Reshan is a Board Director at the SLIIT and Flix 11 (Pvt) Ltd and serves on the International Advisory Board of the Centre for Development Informatics at the University of Manchester, U.K. He is an Executive Board Director of the World Summit Awards and currently an Emeritus Director and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Telecentre.org Foundation and served as a member of the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Before his tenure at ICTA, Reshan spent nearly a decade at Hewlett Packard (HP) in the UK, holding senior management roles in HP Professional Services for EMEA and receiving HP’s Top Achiever’s Award. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Moratuwa and a Master’s in Project Management from George Washington University, with over 37 years of experience in the ICT industry.