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
Harish Palani
Senior Program Research Specialist – Energy
Harsha K
Junior Program Associate - GeoAnalytics
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
Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate
Kshitij Singh
Program Associate - Climate
Lanvin Concessao
Program Manager - Energy
Madhura Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Nidhin Davis
Program Manager
Nileena Sankarankutty
Senior Communications Associate
Nivedita Cholayil
Senior Program Associate - Climate
Ojas Shetty
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Pamli Deka
Head - Energy Transition Finance
Pavithra T S
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Dr. Prakash Doraiswamy
Program Director – Air Quality
Praseeda Mukundan
Senior Program Research Associate - Urban Development
Preeti Kumari
Program Associate
Priya Narayanan
Program Manager - Urban Development
Raj Bhagat Palanichamy
Senior Program Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Rajeev Malagi
Program Manager - Urban Development
Rajit Bhat
Program Associate - Transport
Robin Infant Raj Devadoss
Senior Program Research Analyst – Publications Coordinator
Rohan Rao
Program Lead – Electric Mobility
Sahana Goswami
Senior Program Manager - Water Resilience
Sai Ratna Chaitanya Gurugubelli
Senior Research Analyst
Sandra Kamar
Senior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Shabna Seemamu
Program Associate - Urban Development
Shanmugam Darjibrother
Associate - IT
Shikha Anand
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Shrimoyee Bhattacharya
Program Head - Urban Development
Shwetmala Kashyap
Program Manager - Food Loss and Waste
Shyny Sam
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Smriti Harsh
Sowmya M
Program Associate - Transport
Sucheta Mondal
Junior Program Associate
