Rina Alluri holds a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, Canada (2004) and an MA in Development Studies, from the Institute of Social Studies, the Netherlands (2006). She has obtained a variety of NGO experience working in Canada, United Kingdom and South Africa. At swisspeace, she is currently a PhD student in the NCCR North-South programme and a researcher for the Business & Peace programme. Her PhD focuses on the role of the private sector in socio-economic development in Sri Lanka.