Sohan De Silva is the first and current Chief Executive Officer of 1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation. With experience of over 20 years in the field of Information Technology both locally and internationally, Sohan specializes in digital transformation and technology based implementation, process management and operations management.
In 2018 he stepped into the role of Chief Executive Officer of 1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation. Sri Lanka’s pioneering free ambulance service, “1990 Suwa Seriya” provides emergency medical care across Sri Lanka.
This 24-hour pre hospital care emergency ambulance service is based on the model for a modern pre hospital care emergency ambulance service with an island wide ambulance network which combines highly trained teams, frameworks and high powered technology to ensure efficient and high quality service.
He holds a BSc (Hon) in Software Engineering and a MBA from Australia. His passion and expertise in integrating technology advancement with conflict and disaster management has acquired him several qualifications on Disaster Management from distinguished institutions in Canada and USA. Sohan is also a member of the British Computer Society and the International Association of Emergency Managers.