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
Bharath Jairaj
Executive Director - Energy

Program Experts & Staff
Ahona Datta Gupta
Senior Program Communications Manager – Energy

Akshatha Hegde
Program Manager – Energy

Alisha Abraham
Senior Program Associate – Energy Efficiency

Anjali Singh
Program Lead - Energy Minerals and Circularity

Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance

Baalaji Ravichandran
Senior Program Associate – Offshore Wind Energy

Bhavana Varma
Program Associate - Energy

Chandana Sasidharan
Program Research Fellow – Energy

Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Deputy Program Director – Energy

Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Program Manager – Energy

Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL

T.S. Gowthami
Program Manager – Energy

Harish Palani
Senior Program Research Specialist – Energy

Ijas M A
Senior Program Research Associate – Energy Transitions

Kartheek NGR
Senior Program Manager – Industrial Decarbonization

Lanvin Concessao
Program Manager - Energy

Pamli Deka
Head - Energy Transition Finance

Preeti Kumari
Program Associate

Shikha Anand
Senior Program Associate - Energy

Shyny Sam
Senior Program Associate - Energy

Sumedha Malaviya
Program Head – Building Decarbonization

Umesh Kumar Sharma Ramamoorthi
Senior Program Research Associate – Energy

Visakha G
Junior Program Associate
