Who is Gihan Amarasiriwardena?

Executive Officer, Director at Ministry of Supply

Where does Gihan Amarasiriwardena work?

Gihan Amarasiriwardena is Founder of Ministry of Supply.

What companies did Gihan Amarasiriwardena found?

Gihan Amarasiriwardena founded Ministry of Supply.

Where did Gihan Amarasiriwardena go to school?

Gihan Amarasiriwardena studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Chemical and Biological Engineering).

Gihan Amarasiriwardena

Founder

Founder at Ministry of Supply

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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Co-founders at Ministry of Supply

Caitlin HickeyExecutive Officer, Director

Aman AdvaniExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Ministry of SupplyCo-Founder & Presidentcurrent2015 — presentBoston, MA
Ministry of SupplyCo-Founder & CEO2010 — 2015
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Corporation Development Committee - Associate Membercurrent2019 — present
Climate NeutralBoard Member2020 — 2022
The Lemelson FoundationLemelson-MIT Fellow2009 — 2011
Loughborough UniversityResearch and Design Engineer2009 — 2011
IDEOProduct Design Intern2011
MITUndergraduate Researcher2009 — 2010Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | SIG
Ascendure Mountain TechnologiesCo-Founder2004 — 2010
Progressive Sports TechnologiesProduct Design Consultant2009
MIT Department of Chemical Engineering- Prather GroupUndergraduate Researcher2008 — 2009
Harvard School of Public HealthResearcher2006 — 2007

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Who is Gihan Amarasiriwardena?: Executive Officer, Director at Ministry of Supply
Where does Gihan Amarasiriwardena work?: Gihan Amarasiriwardena is Founder of Ministry of Supply.
What companies did Gihan Amarasiriwardena found?: Gihan Amarasiriwardena founded Ministry of Supply.
Where did Gihan Amarasiriwardena go to school?: Gihan Amarasiriwardena studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Chemical and Biological Engineering).

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