Cooray holds a B.A. (Hons,) (University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka), M.Sc (Strathclyde University, U.K.) and was first appointed to HNB Board in February 2010.
She is a retired Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka where she served for over 35 years.
She is a Director of Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC and Ceylon Investment PLC.
Courtesy: Daily News 7 July 2015