Rakhil Fernando
Sri Lankan tech executive (born 1982)
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Jude Rakhil Fernando (born 4 November 1982) is a Sri Lankan tech executive and entrepreneur. The son of cricketer Ranjit Fernando and entrepreneur Ramani Fernando[1] he is the CEO of Yabi,[2] which focuses on financial literacy across the MENA region.[3][4] He is a goodwill ambassador for Habitat for Humanity in Sri Lanka.[5][6][7]
Previously he was the CEO and co-founded Koko,[8][9] the Daraz group (an Alibaba Company) fintech startup operating across South East Asia.[10] He was also the managing director[11] and chief corporate officer of Daraz.[12][13][14][15] Prior to Alibaba Group, he was CEO and co-founder of Kashmi, a peer 2 peer payments company, funded by DP World.[16]
Education
Rakhil Fernando attended Eton College,[17] an independent English public school, and studied aerospace engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.[1]