Shayan Gunawardena

Shayan Gunawardena

Board Director

Shayan is a Senior Finance Manager at AustralianSuper. AustralianSuper is Australia’s largest super fund with the purpose to help members achieve their best financial position in retirement.  Prior to his role at AustralianSuper, Shayan was a Director at EY where he spent over 13 years providing financial and regulatory assurance services to financial services clients in Australia and the USA.

Shayan holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Finance) degree from the University of Adelaide and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. Shayan is a Chartered Accountant and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a member of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committees of several SA-based not-for-profit organisations.

Shayan is a passionate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion advocate, particularly interested in intersectionality. Shayan is a long-time volunteer surf lifesaver, and trains and assesses various surf lifesaving qualifications.

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