Career
He is a notable economist, a former United Nations civil servant, a specialist in Local Government and Devolution and an Internationalist in Sri Lanka. He is a product of Saint Anthony"s College, Kandy. Suriyakumaran was instrumental in creating some of the international programs and institutions as listed below.
Represented Sri Lanka in the formation of Asian Development Bank Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific United Nations Environment Programme"s Global Director for Education, Training and Technical Assistance Represented Sri Lanka in the formation of Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement formerly known as Bangkok Trade Agreement The Asian Clearing Union The Asian Coconut Community The United Nations Environment Programme-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Global Environment Education Programme.