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
Visakha G
Junior Program Associate

Amitosh Gautam
Senior Manager (MSME)

Anya George
Communications Manager

Arpan Golechha
Senior Project Associate

Sahana Goswami
Senior Program Manager - Water Resilience

Suhani Gupta
Program Associate - Transport

Ahona Datta Gupta
Communications Manager - Energy

Sai Ratna Chaitanya Gurugubelli
Senior Research Analyst

Akshatha Hegde
Senior Associate - Finance and Operations

Ashwini Hingne
Associate Program Director

Fathima Husain
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Yashaswini Jain
Program Associate - Hydrogen

Harshita Jamba
Senior Program Associate - Transport

Varun Jyothiprakash
Senior Program Manager

Jyoti
Project Associate - GeoAnalytics; Sustainable Cities and Transport
Harsha K
Junior Program Associate - GeoAnalytics

Visakha KA
Program Associate - Transport

Sandra Kamar
Senior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Vishvak Kannan
Project Associate

Chaitanya Kanuri
Associate Director - Electric Mobility

Shwetmala Kashyap
Program Manager - Food Loss and Waste

Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Pooja Kothari
Senior Manager - Finance
Aswathy KP
Program Manager – Electric Mobility

Jayavartheni Krishnakumar
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Deputy Director - Energy

Pranusha Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate, Electric Mobility

Madhura Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate - Transport

Preeti Kumari
Program Associate

Rohit Lahoti
Program Manager - Urban Development

Arpitha Lakshman
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport

Anisha Lalvani
Senior Associate – Core Communications

Laveena Lobo
Senior Associate - Human Resources

Sayali Lokare
Senior Program Associate - Flood Resilience

Sowmya M
Program Associate - Transport

Ijas M A
Senior Research Associate

Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Rajeev Malagi
Program Manager - Urban Development
Sumedha Malaviya
Head – Building Decarbonization
