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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India Executive Team
Jaya Dhindaw
Executive Program Director, Sustainable Cities and Director, WRI India Ross Center
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Anirudh Burman
Program Head, Policy Research Knowledge and Engagement
Anusrita Kundu
Junior Program Associate
Program Experts & Staff
Ahona Datta Gupta
Senior Program Communications Manager – Energy
Anar Bhatt
Program Manager - Food Loss and Waste
Anindita Bhattacharjee
Program Communications Manager - Electric Mobility & Hydrogen
Arpan Golechha
Senior Project Associate
Arundhita Bhanjdeo
Senior Research Specialist - Energy
Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance
Bhanu Khanna
Senior Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Bhaskar Bora
Senior Research Analyst - Produce & Restore
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Program Research Specialist
Deepshikha Chaudhuri
Junior Program Associate - Communications
Heleena Christian
Program Manager – Wind Energy
Himani Rangoonwala
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Krishan Gopal Sharma
Program Manager - Energy
Manojna Polisetty
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Masfick Hazarika
Program Manager – Energy
Nabarun Sengupta
Senior Program Associate – Green Skilling and Green Jobs
Oindrila Basu
Senior Program Research Analyst
Paulami De
Junior Program Associate - GeoAnalytics
Rajasweta Datta
Program Manager - Mapping and Monitoring
Riddhi Patel
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Ritoja Basu
Program Head - Food Loss and Food Waste
Rumpa Banerjee
Senior Program Communications Associate – Energy
Sahana Goswami
Senior Program Manager - Water Resilience
Shrimoyee Bhattacharya
Program Head - Urban Development
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director – Climate, Economics & Finance
Sucheta Mondal
Junior Program Associate
Sudeshna Chatterjee
Program Director - Sustainable Cities and Transport
Tirthankar Mandal
Associate Program Director – Energy
Trinayani Sen
Senior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Utsav Shah
Program Associate - Hydrogen
Varsha Nair
Senior Program Associate
Vijay Anadkat
Program Senior Fellow - Sustainable Cities & Transport
