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

Sonal Karia
Director, Operations

Sustainable Cities & Transport
Shrey Sanghavi
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen

Yutieka Dalal
Junior Program Associate, Air Quality

Program Experts & Staff
Abhijit Namboothiri
Program Associate - Climate

Anar Bhatt
Program Manager - Food Loss and Waste

Bhanu Khanna
Senior Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Heleena Christian
Program Manager – Wind Energy

Himani Rangoonwala
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Jay Desai

Kshitija Pendharkar
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Lubaina Rangwala
Program Head - Urban Development
Manojna Polisetty
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Mehul Patel
Program Lead - Climate

Nikita Pal
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Pooja Yadav
Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance

Priyal Shah
Senior Program Associate - Climate

Riddhi Patel
Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Rushabh Soni
Senior Program Associate - Energy

Saket Singh
Senior Program Associate

Shivani Shah
Senior Program Communications Manager – Energy

Utsav Shah
Program Associate - Hydrogen
Varsha Nair
Senior Program Associate

Yash Siroliya
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Vijay Anadkat
Program Senior Fellow - Sustainable Cities & Transport
