Shirona Gunawardhana — Current Ventures & Public Accountability

As previously documented, the Market Kinetics engagement involved the payment of US$65,500 for fundraising services, with no funding secured and no substantive contractual milestones achieved. A contractual refund of US$61,000 was subsequently acknowledged in writing, yet repayment commitments remained unfulfilled, and subsequent formal legal demands and personal requests for repayment went unanswered.

This sequence raises serious and unresolved concerns regarding Mr Gunawardhana’s integrity, professional reliability and accountability. Subsequent business ventures, promotional activities and publicly advertised roles do not resolve or diminish the significance of these documented failures.

Read the refund correspondence · Read the full chronology

CONTACTANT and Associated Entities

CONTACTANT publicly identifies Mr Gunawardhana in a supply chain management capacity. Its advertised initiatives include Emerging Experts, Rare by Design, FLIGHT, AI, Safe Spaces, agriculture and Diss Mix, and Watts & Waves, encompassing energy, water and air. These initiatives are presented as components of CONTACTANT’s broader commercial and development platform.

Dare 2 Dream Tour and BIG HBCU Wellness Village

Dare 2 Dream publicly identifies Mr Gunawardhana among its founders and speakers, promoting initiatives centred on youth empowerment, mentorship, wellbeing and community development. Its published sponsorship materials advertise contribution packages ranging from US$10,000 to US$500,000.

Rare by Design

A publicly available crowdfunding campaign identifies Mr Gunawardhana as curriculum designer and CONTACTANT as the campaign creator. The campaign sought US$530,000 in funding and is identified as closed.

Speaking, Consulting and LOGPIPE

Mr Gunawardhana’s personal website promotes professional speaking engagements and strategic consulting services, including matters relating to artificial intelligence and supply chain management. His published Dare 2 Dream biography additionally identifies him as Managing Partner of LOGPIPE and a business consultant associated with Market Kinetics.

CONTACTANT registry records · Profile of Mr Gunawardhana

Positions involving sponsorship, fundraising, investment, education, community leadership and commercial advisory responsibilities demand demonstrable integrity, transparency and financial accountability. These obligations are particularly significant for initiatives promoting youth empowerment, mentorship, wellbeing and educational opportunity, where public confidence, institutional credibility and the responsible management of funds are essential.

Mr Gunawardhana’s conduct is fundamentally inconsistent with these standards and raises serious concerns regarding his suitability to lead, represent or raise funds for such initiatives, or to undertake responsibilities involving financial oversight, fiduciary trust or the management of third-party funds. His continued involvement in these capacities also presents potential reputational risks for participating organisations, sponsors, artists, professionals and other individuals whose credibility may be associated with his activities.

Individuals and organisations currently associated with Mr Gunawardhana, or considering any future engagement, are strongly advised to exercise substantial caution and undertake comprehensive independent due diligence.

This warning is particularly relevant to sponsors, investors, prospective clients, educational institutions, charitable and community organisations, commercial partners and other stakeholders whose funds, reputations or interests may be affected by such engagements.

Public endorsements, promotional representations, professional titles and participation in community-oriented initiatives should not be accepted as substitutes for independently verified commercial performance, contractual compliance and demonstrated financial accountability.

The identification of these ventures and associations does not, in itself, constitute an allegation of misconduct against the organisations or other individuals referenced. This notice concerns Mr Gunawardhana’s conduct and its relevance to the assessment of his professional suitability, reliability and accountability.

Any individual or organisation considering authorising Mr Gunawardhana to solicit, receive, administer or otherwise influence the allocation of funds should regard the documented record as a serious and material due diligence concern.

The unresolved repayment obligations and documented history of non-performance warrant careful scrutiny, irrespective of subsequent ventures, affiliations, publicly advertised roles or promotional representations.