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
Pawan Mulukutla
Executive Program Director - Integrated Transport, Clean Air and Hydrogen

Operations
Sujatha Gopu
Senior Associate

Sustainable Cities & Transport
Apoorva Nandish
Senior Program Associate - MobiliseHER

Shivani Yadahalli
Junior Program Associate - Transport

Program Experts & Staff
Akshatha Hegde
Program Manager – Energy

Aloke Mukherjee
Manager - Cities and Transport

Anindita Bhattacharjee
Program Communications Manager - Electric Mobility & Hydrogen

Anya George
Communications Manager

Apoorva R
Program Manager – Climate, Economics and Finance

Aravinda Devaraj
Senior Program Research Analyst — Sustainable Cities and Transport
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Deputy Program Director – Energy

Devadathan Biju
Junior Program Associate - Climate

Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL

T.S. Gowthami
Program Manager – Energy

Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Rajeev Malagi
Program Manager - Urban Development
Rajit Bhat
Program Associate - Transport

Rohan Rao
Program Lead – Electric Mobility

Shanmugam Darjibrother
Associate - IT
Varun Jyothiprakash
Senior Program Manager – CEF

Srinivas Alavilli
Program Senior Fellow – Sustainable Cities and Transport
