Johann Rebert is deputy country representative of the Asia Foundation in Sri Lanka. He joined the Foundation in 2014 and works on peacebuilding, justice, and security (including community policing and community mediation). Before that, Johann worked from 2011 to 2013 for the peacebuilding organization International Alert, as country manager for Sri Lanka. In this capacity, he managed projects designed to engage young parliamentarians and the Sri Lankan diaspora, and researched aid effectiveness, political economy, and the impact of climate change on human security. From 2008-2011, he served as head of programs for the British High Commission in Sri Lanka, where he had oversight of several conflict prevention and humanitarian projects following the end of the war. Johann also worked for the Berghof Foundation for Conflict Studies and for Save the Children in Sri Lanka. Johann holds a bachelor's degree in business studies from the University of Sheffield, UK and a master's degree in conflict resolution from the Peace Studies Department of the University of Bradford, UK.