Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, RSP and Bar, VSV, USP is a former senior Sri Lanka Navy officer.

[2] Ulugetenne enlisted in the Sri Lanka Navy as an Officer Cadet in the 13th intake in 1985 undergoing basic training at the Naval and Maritime Academy.

On completion of his basic training at the Naval and Maritime Academy, he was commissioned as an Acting Sub Lieutenant in January 1987.

Ulugetenne attend the National Defense College, India and gained a MPhil defence and strategic studies from the University of Madras.

He was serving as Chief of Staff when he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed Commander of the Navy by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 15 July 2020.