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 Office Members
Soham Kshirsagar
Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Kaustubh Gosavi
Program Lead - Electric Mobility
Kishore Wankhade
Program Manager
Program Experts & Staff
Pavan Ankonapalli
Program Lead - Urban Development
Dhawal Ashar
Head - 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
Avinash Dubedi
Program Head - Transport
Sai Ravichandra Gollavilli
Program Associate - Transport
Sahana Goswami
Senior Program Manager - Water Resilience
Sai Ratna Chaitanya Gurugubelli
Senior Research Analyst
Chandana K
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Chaitanya Kanuri
Associate Director - Electric Mobility
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Madhura Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Rohit Lahoti
Program Manager - Urban Development
Sayali Lokare
Senior Program Associate - Flood Resilience
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Sai Malvankar
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Janhavi Mane
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Arvind Manickam
Program Manager – Transport
Abhishek Meshram
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Lalit Mudholkar
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Namratha Murali
Senior Communications Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Anuraag Nallapaneni
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen
Chaitali Patil
Program Communications Associate
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
Kshitija Pendharkar
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Manojna Polisetty
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate
Sri Pujitha Pukkella
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Abhinand Gopal Pulijala
Senior Program Communications Associate - Geo Analytics
Mukta Salunkhe
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Neha Shigwan
Program Associate - Urban Climate Resilience
Laxman Singh
Program Communications Manager - Air Quality
Chetan Sodaye
Program Manager - Transport
