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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Sustainable Cities & Transport

Aditya Ajith

Program Manager – Air Quality

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Aashima Bhandari

Senior Program Associate - Transport

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Anirudh Burman

Program Head, Policy Research Knowledge and Engagement

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Kartik Gurjar

Program Associate

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Anusrita Kundu

Junior Program Associate

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Puspanjali Rajak

Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport

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Abhishek Venkitaraman

Senior Program Associate-GIS

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Program Experts & Staff

Garima Agrawal

Program Manager – Transport

Vaibhav Ahuja

Program Associate – Eco City Regions

Sanjar Ali

Program Associate - Air Quality

Priya Bansal

Senior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Subzar Bashir

Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Avtar Bhalla

Program Associate - Transport

Sudeshna Chatterjee

Program Director - Sustainable Cities and Transport

Tanya Chawla

Senior Program Associate-PMEL, Urban Development

Paramjeet Chawla

Program Manager, Urban Economist

Chintan Daftardar

Program Head – Transport

Paulami De

Junior Program Associate - GeoAnalytics

Umer Fayaz

Senior Associate - Communications

Prayash Giria

Senior Program Manager – Sustainable Cities & Transport

Kanika Gounder

Senior Program Associate – Electric Mobility

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Kanika Gounder

Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Divya Holani

Senior Program Associate – Transport

Chandana K

Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Himanshi Kapoor

Program Associate - Urban Development

Azra Khan

Program Manager – Transport

Bhanu Khanna

Senior Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Arun Krishnan

Program Director – Climate Finance

Arun Krishnan

Neha Lal

Manager - Urban Development

Shaurya Mall

Senior Program Associate - Urban Innovations

Rejeet Mathews

Program Director - Urban Development

Prerna Vijaykumar Mehta

Associate Director - Urban Development

Abhishek Meshram

Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Waseem Mir

Junior Program Associate Sustainable Cities and Transport 

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Guncha Munjal

Senior Program Manager – Hydrogen

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Riddhi Patel

Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Manojna Polisetty

Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Ankita Rajeshwari

Senior Communications Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Himani Rangoonwala

Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Linda Regi

Program Associate - Geo Analytics