Lori Gunewardene is a Executive Officer & Project Coordinator, at the James Martin Institute for Public Policy.

Lori has a passion and aptitude for collaborative relationship building and is known for her engaging and supportive interpersonal manner. She has extensive experience in Senior Project Coordination as well as in Senior Executive support roles. She previously worked at Nous Group as an Executive & Project Assistant, as well as a Visual Design Coordinator, where she supported multiple Principals and Directors and their projects to ensure positive outcomes for clients and stakeholders. Prior to this, Lori held a range of Project Management roles including Head of Project Management Australia, with the executive search firm Perrett Laver. Lori is currently completing a Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science.