Gunasiri Perera

Gunasiri Perera serves as Vice President and BFS AI & Data Analytics Leader – Americas at LTM, with over 27 years of global experience spanning BFSI, Telco, SCM, and the Airlines domain, Gunasiri Perera serves as Vice President and BFS AI & Data Analytics Leader – Americas at LTM. As an award-winning AI practitioner, enterprise AI strategist, and published inventor, Gunasiri enables global enterprises to drive business transformation through AI, generative AI, advanced analytics, and scalable AI architectures. He has successfully led strategic programs for leading institutions such as Citi, JPMC, HSBC, BNY, and NTB, holding key roles including Enterprise AI Architect, Senior Data Scientist, and Technology Advisor to CXOs. He has built and led high-performing teams across the U.S., Scandinavia, the UAE, Sri Lanka, and India. He has previously played a pivotal role at the C-level in two startups. A Chartered Engineer and active member of the MIT alumni network, Gunasiri regularly contributes to academia and serves as a subject matter expert in the industry. He sholds a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science and engineering, is a certified Data Scientist from MIT, and has an MBA in Strategic Management.