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

Program Experts & Staff
Abhinand Gopal Pulijala
Senior Program Communications Associate - Geo Analytics

Anuraag Nallapaneni
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen

Arvind Manickam
Program Manager – Transport

Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance

Dr. Ashish Sharma
Program Manager – Air Quality

Chaitanya Kanuri
Associate Director - Electric Mobility

Chaitra Mehra
Senior Manager - Human Resources

Chandana K
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
T.S. Gowthami
Program Manager – Energy

Harish Palani
Senior Program Research Specialist – Energy

Harshitha Mruthyunjaya

Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Kartheek NGR
Senior Program Manager – Industrial Decarbonization

Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate

Manojna Polisetty
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Meghana Munagala
Senior Program Associate

Namratha Murali
Senior Communications Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Nanduri Prashanti

Pavan Ankonapalli
Program Lead - Urban Development

Pavithra T S
Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Pranav Garimella

Pravin Cherukuthota
Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Sahana Goswami
Senior Program Manager - Water Resilience

Sai Ratna Chaitanya Gurugubelli
Senior Research Analyst

Sai Ravichandra Gollavilli
Program Associate - Transport

Sri Pujitha Pukkella
Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Supratheesh T
Senior Program Associate - Climate

Virajitha Chimalapati
Senior Research Analyst - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Visakha G
Junior Program Associate

Srinivas Alavilli
Program Senior Fellow – Sustainable Cities and Transport
