Mrs. B. Maheshi Weerasuriya commenced her duties as the Addl. Secretary (Policy Planning and Performance Review) from 15^th of May 2023 and she is a class one officer in the Education Administrative Service with the 35 years of experience in education service. She has served as the Deputy Principal of Devi Balika Vidyalaya and Ananda Balika Vidyalaya in Colombo and as the Assistant Director and the Deputy Director of Education Development Section of the Provincial Education Department in the Western Province and as the Principal of Newstead Balika Vidyalaya in Negombo. She has also served in the Ministry of Education as the Directress of English and Foreign Languages, Bilingual Education and Education Development.

Furthermore, she has obtained the Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Sri Jayawardanapura, and the Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Colombo and also the Masters’ Degree from Wollongong University in Australia.