Ashan Dassanayake

Ashan Dassanayake, CFA has over 17 years of experience in the finance industry. Ashan currently holds the position of Senior Investment Analyst, Fixed Interest & Macro Research at UniSuper since July 2021. Prior to this, they served as a Senior Investment Analyst, Infrastructure Investments at UniSuper from July 2018 to June 2021. From January 2013 to June 2018, they worked as a Senior Investment Analyst, Global Strategies & Quantitative Methods at UniSuper.

Before joining UniSuper, Ashan worked at AustralianSuper as an Investment Analyst from August 2011 to December 2012. Prior to that, they served as a Senior Associate Portfolio Manager, AVP at AllianceBernstein from July 2007 to July 2011. Ashan started their career at ANZ, where they held the roles of Analyst, Syndication from March 2006 to July 2007 and Risk Analyst from January 2004 to March 2006. Throughout their career, Ashan has gained valuable expertise in various aspects of investment analysis, portfolio management, and risk assessment.

Ashan Dassanayake, CFA, obtained their Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Melbourne from 1999 to 2003. During their time there, they studied Finance, Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics.

Ashan then pursued the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program from the CFA Institute, where they obtained a CFA Charterholder qualification. This program focused on Asset Allocation, Investments, and Portfolio Management. No specific information is available regarding the year or institution from which they obtained this certification.