Praveeni Perera

Biography:

Praveeni Perera is a Faculty Member at International Business University (IBU). She specializes in international business, international trade, project management, intercultural relations, and business development.

With nearly 20 years of experience across higher education, consulting, project management, and international development, Praveeni Perera brings a practical, globally informed perspective to the classroom. Her work spans international expansions, cross-cultural communication, trade, and program delivery for public and non-profit organizations in Canada and abroad.

She is a full-time Professor in the School of Business at Algonquin College, where she teaches international business, project management, and business administration at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She also serves as Program Coordinator for the International Business, General Business, and Supply Chain and Operations Management concentrations in the Business Administration Advanced Diploma. Her teaching uses interactive tools and real-world examples to engage students from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds.

Academic and Professional Contributions:

Praveeni Perera has led major projects for national and international organizations. As Senior Program Officer at Colleges and Institutes Canada, she led the delivery phase of the Supportive Care Assistant program under the federally funded Building Capacity in Long-Term Care project, building partnerships with colleges and health care employers across Canada. As Project Manager with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, she represented Canada in an OECD study on the social and emotional skills of school-age children across nine countries, presenting Canada’s progress at the OECD in Paris.

She co-founded and led Professional Edge Consulting, a corporate training and consulting firm specializing in international expansions and intercultural relations. There she delivered cultural intelligence workshops at Invest Ottawa and authored Cocktails & Conversations: A Guide to Networking. She has also served as Manager of Member Services and Projects at the Canadian Society of Customs Brokers and as a Business Analyst at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Earlier, she managed international development projects for women and children in Sri Lanka and Sierra Leone.

Areas of Expertise:

Praveeni Perera’s areas of expertise include:

• International business
• International trade
• Project management
• Intercultural relations and cultural intelligence
• Business development and strategic planning
• Supply chain and operations management
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• International protocol and business etiquette
• Program development and partnerships
• Business analysis and process improvement