Experts & Staff
WRI India brings together over 400 experts and staff working across systems like food, land and water; energy; and cities. To enable progress at the pace and scale needed, we also engage with the economic, finance and governance systems that are key to enabling this change.
India Executive Team
Rama Thoopal
Program Director — Communications
India Executive Office Members
Soham Kshirsagar
Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Kaustubh Gosavi
Program Lead - Electric Mobility
Vikas Gotla
Program Communications Associate – Cities
Kavichelvan Gowri Kanagavel
Junior Program Associate – Geo Analytics
Arun Manohar
Program Manager – Urban Development
Priya Narayanan
Senior Program Manager - Urban Development
Parwathy PS
Junior Program Associate
Abhishek Venkitaraman
Senior Program Associate-GIS
Gayatri Vhanbatte
Junior Program Associate, Geo Analytics
Kishore Wankhade
Program Manager
Program Experts & Staff
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Elezebeth Baiju
Program Associate – Childhood Friendly Cities
Raj Bhagat Palanichamy
Senior Program Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Pravin Cherukuthota
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Virajitha Chimalapati
Senior Research Analyst - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Chetan Chounde
Program Manager - Urban Development
Kaustubh Chuke
Senior Program Manager – Transport
Chintan Daftardar
Program Head – Transport
Aravinda Devaraj
Senior Program Research Analyst — Sustainable Cities and Transport
Manju George
Senior Program Manager – MobiliseHer
Fathima Husain
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Chandana K
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Arun Krishnan
Program Director – Climate Finance
Madhura Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Sree Kumar Kumaraswamy
Program Director - Clean Air Action
Rohit Lahoti
Program Manager - Urban Development
Arpitha Lakshman
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Sowmya M
Program Associate - Transport
Sandeep Madhwal
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Sai Malvankar
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Janhavi Mane
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Arvind Manickam
Senior Program Manager – Transport
Rejeet Mathews
Program Director - Urban Development
Gopika Menon
Junior Program Associate–Sustainable Cities & Transport
Praseeda Mukundan
Program Manager – Urban Development
Namratha Murali
Senior Communications Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Anushree Patil
Program Manager- Sustainable Cities and Transport
