Sonali Ekanayake

Sonali Ekanayake is a quality, compliance, and operations professional with extensive experience in the biotechnology sector, currently serving as the Centers of Excellence Lead at Genentech since 2018. They have held various roles at Genentech, including Ethics and Quality Manager and Sample Information Associate, where they managed sample data and coordinated lab operations for clinical trials. Sonali also worked as an Elementary Extended Care Teacher at Stratford School from 2008 to 2011, and they gained experience in laboratory settings as a Clinical Sample Laboratory Technician at MedImmune and a Biosample Laboratory Associate at Genentech. They hold a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Santa Clara University and are pursuing a Master of Public Health at San Diego State University, expected to conclude in 2025.