Jan Jananayagam

Janani (Jan) Jananayagam (Tamil: ஜனனி (ஜான்) ஜனநாயகம்) is a British Tamil banking professional, activist and politician. She was an independent candidate for the London region in the 2009 European Parliamentary elections.

Jan was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka but spent most of her youth in Nigeria and Zambia where her parents were teachers. Later she and her parents emigrated to the United Kingdom. She studied at the University of Manchester and graduated with distinction in computing and information systems. She later received a master's degree in applied mathematics from Imperial College London and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD business school.

After a period in computing research and development Jan moved into the banking industry. She currently works in the London and German offices of a leading Italian bank as a project manager. She is involved in the setting up of e-commerce ventures. Jananayagam has written columns in the Tamil Guardian that focused on Sri Lanka's treatment of Tamils.

Companies

• Founder Experiential Technology (2019)
• Strategy and Innovation Coach INSEAD (2017)
• Founder Puregrowth Investments (PGI) and Sumukan (1999 — 2018)
• Fixed Income Trader Credit Suisse First Boston (1997 — 1999)
• Head of Information Technology *Long Term Capital Management (LTCM) * (1993 — 1994)
• Research And Development Scientist Digital Equipment Corporation (USA) (1989 — 1992)

Education

• Master of Business Administration - MBA INSEAD (1996 — 1997)
• Master of Science - MS Imperial College London (1994 — 1995)
• Bachelor of Science - BS University of Manchester (1986 — 1989)
• Executive Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2016)
• Executive Education INSEAD (2017 — 2017)