Chevaan Daniel
Chevaan Devavarathan Daniel (born 11 May 1978) is a Sri Lankan former TV news anchor. He founded one of Sri Lanka's pioneering tech start-ups in the late 1990s. Today, he sits on the board of the Capital Maharaja Organization, one of Sri Lanka's largest diversified conglomerates. He is also known for his role in 'Gammadda', an award-winning rural development movement. He is a Fulbright Scholar, Eisenhower Global Fellow (EF Special Award- UTC Fellowship,’17). UN Official Charge de Cérémonie for OCHA- World Humanitarian Summit, Geneva, Head of Sri Lankan business delegation, The Bali Process Modern Day Slavery Summit in Perth Australia, Asia 21 Fellow and Advisory Board Member and a Global Advisory Board member at Brown University – Humanitarian Innovation Initiative. Daniel has been twice selected as Sri Lanka's 40 Under 40 outstanding Young Business Leaders and was the winner of the Junior Chamber 'Most outstanding young person of the year' award in 2008. He is the Group Director of the Capital Maharaja Organization. He is an A-PAD / IRIA-ASIA- Level II certified Swift Water Rescuer. In 2019, he was selected by Echelon Magazine to the New Establishment List of 100 Sri Lankan leaders set to lead transitional change in the