Oshani Perera has 16 years of experience providing advice and advocacy in 25 countries, on sustainable infrastructure, nature-based solutions, public procurement, sustainable finance, foreign direct investment, ESG and sustainability reporting. She co-founded the Shamba Centre to find systemic ways to make food systems more sustainable.

Before setting up the Shamba Centre, Oshani worked with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), McKinsey & Company, KPMG and UNEP. She brokered and co-designed a landmark partnership between IISD, the Global Environment Facility, the MAVA Foundation and UNIDO on Nature-based Infrastructure. She also co-designed the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi), which uses systems dynamics and project finance to calculate the risks and externalities of infrastructure projects. To promote blended capital for sustainable ventures, Oshani also co-designed an inventory of over 100 credit enhancement products.