Nihara Gunasekera
About Nihara Gunasekera
Nihara Gunasekera is the Vice President at Jefferies, with a background in economics from MIT and extensive experience in finance and investment roles.
Title
Nihara Gunasekera currently holds the position of Vice President at Jefferies.
Professional Experience at Jefferies
Nihara Gunasekera has been with Jefferies since 2017. After starting as an Analyst in New York for two months in 2017, she was promoted to Associate and served in that role until 2020. She currently holds the Vice President position, which she began in 2020.
Past Roles at Barclays
Nihara Gunasekera worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in Public Finance at Barclays from 2015 to 2017. This role was based in the Washington D.C. Metro Area and lasted for two years.
Positions at The Advisory Board Company and The Rock Creek Group
From 2014 to 2015, Nihara Gunasekera served as a Financial Analyst at The Advisory Board Company in Washington D.C. Metro Area. Before that, she gained experience as an Investment Intern at The Rock Creek Group, where she worked for two months each during 2013 and 2012, also based in Washington D.C. Metro Area.
Education and Expertise
Nihara Gunasekera studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Economics. Her academic tenure at MIT spanned from 2010 to 2014.