Rehana Thowfeek is the Co-Founder and Director of Civic Education at Arutha, an economic policy think tank in Sri Lanka. She is also a research consultant with Advocata Institute. She was a contributing writer to Al Jazeera focusing on the Sri Lankan economy and business during the economic crisis, and frequently writes blogs and articles on Sri Lankan economics. Rehana is an alumnus of the University of Warwick, Department of Economics and the University of London.