Indrajit Coomaraswamy

Deshamanya Indrajit Coomaraswamy (, ; born 3 April 1950) is a Sri Lankan economist. He served as the 14th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Early life and family Coomaraswamy was born on 3 April 1950 in Colombo, Ceylon. He was the son of civil servant Rajendra Coomaraswamy (Roving Raju) and Wijeyamani. His paternal grandfather C. Coomaraswamy was a civil servant and his maternal grandfather S. K. Wijeyaratnam was chairman of Negombo Urban Council. He has one sister, Radhika. He was captain of Royal's primary cricket team.

After school he went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from where he received BA (Hons) and MA degrees. He played two matches of first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club, one in 1971 and one in 1972. He then proceeded to the University of Sussex from where he obtained a DPhil degree. He was seconded to the Ministry of Finance and Planning between 1981 and 1989 to provide advice on macroeconomic issues and structural reforms. He worked at the Commonwealth Secretariat from 1990 to 2008, holding various posts including Chief Officer, Economics in the International Finance and Markets Section; Director of the Economic Affairs Division; and Deputy-Director of the Secretary-General's Office. He was appointed as a non-executive director of John Keells Holdings PLC in February 2011. He was appointed as a director of Tokyo Cement Group in March 2011. He worked briefly for Hatton National Bank and was a director of SEEDS (Guarantee) Limited. He was a member of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura's Board of Study (Public Administration) and a director of Nawaloka College of Higher Studies. He was later a senior advisor to Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama.

Coomaraswamy was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in July 2016, replacing Arjuna Mahendran whose tenure was mired by allegations of corruption. He resigned from the position in December 2019.

Sports career Coomaraswamy played rugby for Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club and captained the national team in the 1974 Rugby Asiad. He also played cricket for the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.