Dayan Rajapakse

Dr. Dayan Rajapakse is the founder of the ESOFT Group. He established ESOFT Computer Studies Pvt Ltd in the year 2000 which now operates under the popular name of ESOFT Metro Campus. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of the ESOFT Group and is also involved in academic activities by conducting lectures for a variety of subjects for the MBA, MSc, BCS, and BIT programs. Having completed his secondary education at the prestigious Maliyadeva College in Kurunegala, he was selected to the Medical Faculty of the University of Colombo where he obtained a Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) Degree.

Dr. Rajapakse’s early passion and interest in IT led him to complete the BCS professional qualification before he entered the medical faculty. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Software Engineering from the University of Westminster (UK), an MBA from London Metropolitan University (UK) and an Honorary Fellowship from the Kingston University in London and is currently reading for his Ph.D. in the field of Bio Information Technology.

Dr. Rajapakse has also contributed to society via his volunteer work with local and international associations. He has held many positions at the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) over the years culminating in him being elected the President in 2015 and then again in 2016. During the same period, he has also served as the President of the Southeast Asia Regional Computer Confederation (SEARCC). Before being elected president, he took on many other posts in the society, including that of Student Counsellor, Secretary, and Vice President. He has also served in the executive councils of the Maliyadeva College Colombo OBA and the Colombo Medical School Alumni Association (COMSA).

Dr. Rajapakse recently won two Gold Awards at the awards ceremony organized by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka in 2021. He won the Provincial Gold Award and the National Gold Award as the Entrepreneur of the Year in the Extra-Large Category.