Otara gunewardene biography
Otara gunewardene biography
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Otara Gunewardene
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 1964 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] – sho