Sisira Colombage

Sisira Colombage serves as Associate Professor of Finance and Deputy Head of Business at Federation University Australia's Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability (IISS), bringing extensive experience from prior roles at Monash University (6 years), University of Sri Jayewardenepura (8 years as Senior Lecturer), and Kobe University (2-year postdoctoral fellowship).

His educational credentials include:

• BSc (Business Administration) Honours
• MBA (Finance)
• GCHE (Monash)
• MBA (Accounting Systems)
• PhD (Finance)
• CPA (Australia)
• FFin (Australia)

Professor Colombage's research focuses on Corporate Finance, International Finance, and Capital Markets, evidenced by publications in the Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money, Accounting and Finance, Journal of Asian Economics, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, and Applied Economics. His work bridges theoretical finance with regional economic applications.

As an active supervisor, he has guided multiple PhD and honours students to completion. His professional impact extends through editorial leadership as Editor of the Journal of Economics and Behavioural Studies and service on scholarly journal advisory boards.