Experts & Staff
WRI India brings together 300+ staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as climate, economics and finance, food and land use, energy, governance and more. We work across 20+ states to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, and to stabilize the climate and build resilient communities.
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Program Experts & Staff
Arvind Manickam
Program Manager – Transport
Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance
Ashwini Hingne
Associate Program Director
Aswathy KP
Program Manager – Electric Mobility
Avni Agarwal
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Baalaji Ravichandran
Senior Program Associate – Offshore Wind Energy
Bhavana Varma
Program Associate - Energy
Bhawna Ahuja
Manager - Climate Resilience Practice
Chaitali Patil
Senior Program Communications Associate
Chaitanya Kanuri
Associate Director - Electric Mobility
Chandana Sasidharan
Program Research Fellow – Energy
Chetan Sodaye
Program Manager - Transport
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Deputy Program Director – Energy
Deepshikha Chaudhuri
Junior Program Associate - Communications
Deepti Talpade
Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience
Devadathan Biju
Junior Program Associate - Climate
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Program Manager – Energy
Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL
Divyanshu Shekhar
Program Associate
Fathima Husain
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Gauri Atre
Program Associate - Climate
T.S. Gowthami
Program Manager – Energy
Harish Palani
Senior Program Research Specialist – Energy
Harsha K
Junior Program Associate - GeoAnalytics
Harshil Suresh
Senior Program Associate - Urban Innovations
Harshita Jamba
Senior Program Manager - Sustainable Cities and Transport
Ijas M A
Senior Program Research Associate – Energy Transitions
Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Janhavi Mane
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Jayavartheni Krishnakumar
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Jyoti
Project Associate - GeoAnalytics; Sustainable Cities and Transport
Kartheek NGR
Senior Program Manager – Industrial Decarbonization
Karthikeyan Shanmugam
Senior Manager - Communications
Kaustubh Chuke
Senior Program Manager – Transport
Khushi Parakh
Junior Program Associate – Climate Policy
Kishor Veer
Junior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate
Kshitij Singh
Program Associate - Climate
Lanvin Concessao
Program Manager - Energy
