Usha Perera is a Research Officer working on health, labour, and education policy at IPS. She holds a BA in Economics with First Class Honours from the University of Colombo. During her undergraduate studies, Usha won the ‘Best Performance’ award at both the final degree examination and second year examination at the Department of Economics, University of Colombo. She is also a CIMA Passed Finalist. Usha is a former Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Colombo.