My AIESEC journey

From a local committee to the national board.

19 roles across 5 terms, from AIESEC in SLIIT to Member Committee Vice President at AIESEC in Sri Lanka.

Best Young Leader, NatCon 2026The highest individual recognition at AIESEC in Sri Lanka.
Terms
5
Roles
19
AIESEC entities
5
International roles
4
Akesh Chandrasiri at AIESEC in Sri Lanka's National Leadership Development Seminar 2026
NLDS 2026, AIESEC in Sri Lanka

Journey

Term by term.

In order, from my first organizing committee to the national board. Filter by scope to follow one thread.

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  1. Term 22.23

    2022/2023 term

    • Organizing Committee Vice President, External Relations

      ZandBOX'22AIESEC in SLIIT

      Scope: Local

    • Organizing Committee President

      ZandBOX'23AIESEC in SLIIT

      Scope: Local

    • iGT International Relations Specialist

      Exchange Support TeamAIESEC in the Philippines

      Scope: International

    • Web Development Executive

      Exchange Support TeamAIESEC in Malaysia

      Scope: International

    • Delegate Coordinator

      Asia Pacific Summit 2023, Sri LankaAIESEC Asia Pacific

      Scope: Conference

  2. Term 23.24

    2023/2024 term

    • Team Leader

      iGV B2B and VDAIESEC in SLIIT

      Scope: Local

    • Senior Team Leader, External Entities

      Outgoing Exchange (OGX)AIESEC in SLIIT

      Scope: Local

    • Campaign Head

      DXPAIESEC in SLIIT

      Led the first national DXP campaign

      Scope: Local

    • Business Development Member

      AIESEC in SLIIT

      Scope: Local

    • International Relations Specialist

      Exchange Support TeamAIESEC in the Philippines

      Scope: International

    • Web Development Executive

      Exchange Support TeamAIESEC in Malaysia

      Scope: International

  3. Term 24.25

    2024/2025 term

    • Team Leader

      iGT B2B Research and DevelopmentAIESEC in SLIIT

      Scope: Local

    • Cyber Security Consultant

      Development Team, Semester 2AIESEC in Sri Lanka

      Scope: National

    • Presenter and Content Writer

      National Showcasing TeamAIESEC in Sri Lanka

      Scope: National

  4. Term 25.26

    2025/2026 term

    • Local Committee Vice President

      iGV International Relations and MatchingAIESEC in SLIIT

      Scope: Local

    • National Project Manager

      iGV B2BAIESEC in Sri Lanka

      Scope: National

    • Development Team Lead

      AIESEC in Sri Lanka

      Scope: National

    • Cyber Security Consultant

      Development TeamAIESEC in Sri Lanka

      Scope: National

  5. Term 26.27

    2026/2027 termCurrent

    • Member Committee Vice President

      Customer Experience and Operations, and Information ManagementAIESEC in Sri Lanka

      Scope: National

Recognition

Recognised along the way.

2 awards and 3 nominations, across local and national events.

Award

Best Young Leader

NatCon 2026, AIESEC in Sri Lanka

The highest individual recognition at AIESEC in Sri Lanka, for leadership, contribution and impact across the organization.

Award

Best iGV B2B and VD Member of the Year

Legacy 2023, AIESEC in SLIIT

Nominations

  • Best Young LeaderNLDS 2025
  • Best DXP MemberLegacy 2023
  • Best Performing iGV EntityNatCon 2025

What I built for AIESEC

Shipped for the network.

4 live sites for AIESEC in Sri Lanka, plus the internal systems and security work behind them.

National Support Team Chair 26.27 Recruitment homepage

National Support Team Chair 26.27 Recruitment

Recruitment site for AIESEC in Sri Lanka's National Support Team Chair 26.27 positions, with role pages, an application section, a timeline and contacts.

Built solo: 18 commits (2026) · 2026

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Vercel
Visit site National Support Team Chair 26.27 Recruitment (opens in a new tab)Code for National Support Team Chair 26.27 Recruitment (opens in a new tab)

  • AIESEC in Sri LankaTerm 25.26

    Development Team Lead

    • Led a cross-functional team delivering internal CRM systems and OGX platform enhancements for national exchange operations.
    • Gathered requirements from national stakeholders and aligned product features with operational needs.
    • Managed concurrent projects: task allocation, sprint planning, milestone tracking and cross-team coordination.
    • Drove adoption of AI-assisted development to improve build speed, test coverage and debugging.

  • AIESEC in Sri LankaTerms 24.25 and 25.26

    Cyber Security Consultant

    • Ran GDPR and ISO 27001 aligned security audits, identified vulnerabilities and recommended targeted remediation.
    • Performed risk assessments and gap analyses to validate internal controls.
    • Evaluated digital workflows, data handling and access controls to find security gaps.
    • Delivered security awareness training and wrote risk and compliance documentation.

Glossary

AIESEC, decoded.

AIESEC runs on acronyms. If you are new to them, here is what the common ones stand for.

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iGV
Incoming Global Volunteer
iGT
Incoming Global Talent
OGX
Outgoing Exchange
B2B
Business-to-business partnerships
EST
Exchange Support Team
OCVP
Organizing Committee Vice President
OCP
Organizing Committee President
LCVP
Local Committee Vice President
MCVP
Member Committee Vice President (national board)
CXO
Customer Experience and Operations
IM
Information Management
NatCon
National Conference
NLDS
National Leadership Development Seminar

The other side

By day, a Technical Business Analyst at OrangeHRM.

Associate Pre-Sales and Partnerships Engineer · 2026 – Present

  • Technical business analyst for partner-led deals: elicit requirements from partners and clients, map them to product capabilities, and configure or design solutions with the technical team.
  • Author BRDs, specification documents and Level of Effort estimates that scope delivery and support proposals.
  • Lead the pre-sales team's solutioning work, planning allocation across a shared resource pool so effort is assigned efficiently and accurately.
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