Professor Kapila G. A. Gunasekara is a Sri Lankan academic. He was the first Vice Chancellor of the University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC), Sri Lanka. A Professor of Agriculture, he was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya from 2000 to 2006. Before serving as the vice chancellor of the Peradeniya University , he also served as the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture. He was born in Galle District and received his school education at Mahinda College, Galle.