Rishini Weeraratne, an alumna of Wycherley International School, Colombo holds an LLM (Masters in Law) from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London (UK) and an LLB (Hons) Law Degree.
At present, she works at Wijeya Newspapers Limited and is the Editor of HI!! Online, the Consulting Editor (Social Media) - Daily Mirror Online, Lankadeepa Online, Tamil Mirror Online, Editor, WNow (Sinhala) and Editor, WNow (English).
Rishini is also a Director of The Colombo Lifestyle Company; an event management and PR consultancy firm launched in 2011. The firm recently won the international bid to host the Mrs. World 2021 international pageant in Sri Lanka in June 2021.Rishini has also previously worked as a Business Development Consultant for Wizcraft International Entertainment (India) and The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) in 2010 and 2011, and has also worked as an Event Consultant for Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB) and as a Consulting Co-Editor of Amazing Sri Lanka; a magazine published by the Western Province Tourist Board.
Rishini has also worked with brands like Odel, Cotton Collection, Moët and Chandon, Bio Foods, Phantom Films (India), GAIA Skin Naturals (Australia), Crocodile Clothing, The Design Collective, Raw Mango (India), Royal Enfield (India), CIMB Bank (Malaysia) and GFlock Clothing (Sri Lanka), to name a few, prior to joining Wijeya Newspapers Limited. She has also consulted for Destination Film Shoots in Sri Lanka including Bollywood Blockbusters, Bombay Velvet and Ready.
