Lucky Gunasekara

Chief Innovation Officer

Lucky Gunasekara is GVFI's Chief Innovation Officer, responsible for overseeing GVFI's digital biosurveillance projects. He is a recognized researcher and technologist in the application of web and mobile technologies, and has cofounded several leading technology organizations, including Medicmobile.org. Mr. Gunasekara has received awards from former President Bill Clinton and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus for his work in the field. Mr. Gunasekara comes to GVFI with several years of experience in designing new technologies for healthcare in the developing world. He received his bachelor’s degree in Neurobiology and Behavior from Cornell University in 2005, a Fulbright Fellowship in Japan in 2006, and enrolled in Stanford University’s School of Medicine in 2008, where he is currently on leave.