Ms. Maithri Vidanakariya Karanage is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Finance at NSBM Green University. With over nine years of academic experience, she has contributed significantly to teaching, research, and academic leadership. She served as the head of the department from 2020 to 2023 and previously held the role of Course Director for the Victoria University Business Degree Programme from 2018 to 2020.

She holds a B.Sc. Finance (Special) degree with first class honours from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, an MBA in Operations Management with Merit from the National School of Business Management (NSBM) and Master of Science (MSc) in management at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Also she is a finalist in the Chartered Accountancy programme of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL). She is currently following a Doctoral degree in the field of Accounting Education.

Ms. Vidanakariya Karanage has extensive experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, covering subject areas such as Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Investment Portfolio Management, Advanced Financial Accounting, and Business Statistics.

Her research interests are in Accounting Education and Behavioural Finance, with a focus on technology-enhanced learning, student engagement, and decision-making behaviour in financial contexts.

In addition to her academic responsibilities, she has contributed to curriculum development, quality assurance, research supervision, and student support services, playing an active role in the academic and professional development initiatives at NSBM.