Tasha Goonewardene
Research Analyst
Tasha is a Research Analyst for the Parliamentary Research Team (PRT) at Verité Research.
She holds a BSc. in Social Sciences from General Sir John Kotelawela Defence University.
Tasha’s primary duties relate to data analysis, curating analytical content for social media, CSO advisory, client engagement, as well as providing research support for political briefings as a resource person on parliament.
Additionally, her research interests converge in benchmarking parliament against international standards, advocating for a rational government, and improving the quality of MPs. She also enjoys reading about the history and exploring the geography of Sri Lanka.
Verité Research, as the name implies, is an independent think tank with research at its core. We carry out this research along four areas –economics, politics, media, and law. Leveraging this research, we provide strategic analysis and advice to governments, organisations, and the private sector in Sri Lanka and beyond.