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
Ulka Kelkar
Executive Program Director - Climate, Economics & Finance
Sonal Karia
Director, Operations
India Executive Office Members
Nirmala Mathew
Senior Manager, Executive Office
Soham Kshirsagar
Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Avirat Inamdar
Senior Program Manager
Kaustubh Gosavi
Program Lead - Electric Mobility
Kishore Wankhade
Program Manager
Pramada Jagtap
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities and Transport
Shrey Sanghavi
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen
Sonal Ganvir
Junior Program Associate
Yutieka Dalal
Junior Program Associate, Air Quality
Program Experts & Staff
Chetan Chounde
Program Manager - Urban Development
Abhijit Namboothiri
Program Associate - Climate
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Anar Bhatt
Program Manager - Food Loss and Waste
Anisha Lalvani
Senior Associate – Core Communications
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
Ashwini Chitnis
Program Head, Clean Energy Supply
Ashwini Hingne
Associate Program Director, Climate, Economics & Finance
Avinash Dubedi
Program Head - Transport
Bhanu Khanna
Senior Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Chaitali Patil
Senior Program Communications Associate
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Program Research Specialist
Chandana K
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Chetan Sodaye
Program Manager - Transport
Chintan Daftardar
Program Head – Transport
Deepti Talpade
Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Esli Ayeetus
Associate – Budget Analyst
Gauri Atre
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics & Finance
Heleena Christian
Program Manager – Wind Energy
Himani Rangoonwala
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Janhavi Mane
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Jay Desai
Kajal Singh
Junior Program Research Analyst
Kartiki Naik
Kaustubh Chuke
Senior Program Manager – Transport
Kshitija Pendharkar
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
