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
Arun Manohar
Senior Program Associate
Rejeet Mathews
Program Director - Urban Development
Harsha Meenawat
Head – Energy and Development
Chaitra Mehra
Senior Manager - Human Resources
Prerna Vijaykumar Mehta
Associate Director - Urban Development
Anshula Menon
Program Manager - Urban Development
Abhishek Meshram
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Waseem Mir
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities and Transport
Anandi Mishra
Dewal Mishra
Program Manager - Transport
Rishikesh Mishra
Program Manager - Energy
Roushan Mishra
Junior Program Associate - Climate
Shreya Mittal
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Harshitha Mruthyunjaya
Lalit Mudholkar
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Aloke Mukherjee
Manager - Cities and Transport
Praseeda Mukundan
Senior Program Research Associate - Urban Development
Guncha Munjal
Senior Program Manager – Hydrogen
Namratha Murali
Senior Communications Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Kartiki Naik
Anuraag Nallapaneni
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen
Abhijit Namboothiri
Program Associate - Climate
Priya Narayanan
Program Manager - Urban Development
Kartheek NGR
Senior Program Manager – Industrial Decarbonization
Niharika Tagotra
Senior Research Specialist - Energy
Nikita
Program Associate – Development
Steffi Olickal
Program Communications Manager
Vaibhav Pahel
Program Associate – Communications
Nikita Pal
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Harish Palani
Senior Research Specialist - Energy
Amittosh Pandey
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Rajat Pandey
Program Manager - Food, Land and Water
Ankit Pandey
Senior Program Associate – Industrial Decarboniztaion
Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL
Paresh Parab
Program Manager - Restoration Planning and Implementation
Khushi Parakh
Junior Program Associate – Climate Policy
Riddhi Patel
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Mehul Patel
Program Lead - Climate
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
