Otara gunewardene biography of george washington

Sri Lankan entrepreneur, animal welfare advocate, conservationist and philanthropist

Otara Gunewardene (Sinhala: ඔටාරා ගුණවර්ධන) is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur, animal welfare advocate, conservationist and philanthropist.^[1] She is the founder of ODEL, Embark and Otara Foundation.^[2][3]

Early life and education

Otara Del Gunawardene was born on 30 August in Colombo, Sri Lanka the third child to Norman and Delysia Gunewardene.^[4] Her father was a former Chairman of Aitken Spence and her mother, Delysia, established the Chitra Lane School for differently-abled children.^[5]

Gunawardene attended C.

M. S. Ladies College in Colombo,^[5] where she excelled in athletics and swimming, representing the country. Gunawardene graduated from Bowling Green State University, Ohio with a degree in biology.^[4][6]

Whilst on holiday back home, she did some fashion modelling^[4] – shooting