Merennage Ranji Pemsiri Salgado (June 16, 1929 – September 7, 2009) was a Sri Lankan born economist and international civil servant.
Thereafter he studied mathematics at the University of Ceylon winning the Muncherji Framji Khan Prize and graduating with a B.A.
One his major roles was as Resident Representative of the IMF in South Korea in the late 1960s when the IMF was playing a critical role in the management of the South Korean economy, and making the transition to be one of Asia’s developed economies.
Thereafter he was appointed to head the Presidential Commission on Banking and Finance in Sri Lanka.
He was the founding director and long-time vice-president (primary layperson) of the Buddhist Vihara in Washington, D.C.