to Ascham School. She moved to Australia at the age of 14 along with her family in the 1970s and the family carried only just around $200 with them when they reached Australia. In 2018, in an interview with Australian Financial Review her father Ranji Wikramanayake recalled the fond memories of their life in Sri Lanka and revealed that they enjoyed luxurious and privileged life while growing up in Sri Lanka but they thought of migrating to Australia after going through some tough times. The Wikramanayake family settled in Australian city Sydney in 1975 and Ranji was offered a part-time job at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Her elder sister Roshana became a senior policy lawyer at the New South Wales Bar Association and her younger brother serves as a surgeon at the Southern Highlands Private Hospital. She pursued Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law from the University of New South Wales in 1985. and would later complete the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1996. References 1962 births Australian women chief executives 21st-century Australian businesswomen 21st-century Australian businesspeople Living people Australian people of Sri Lankan descent University of New South Wales Law School alumni Australian women lawyers English emigrants to Australia People educated at Ascham School 20th-century Australian businesswomen 20th-century Australian businesspeople