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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27 Featured Experts

India Executive Office Members

Soham Kshirsagar

Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office

Sustainable Cities & Transport

Kaustubh Gosavi

Program Lead - Electric Mobility 

Kaustubh Gosavi

Kishore Wankhade

Program Manager

Kishore-Wankhade

Program Experts & Staff

Dhawal Ashar

Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Chetan Chounde

Program Manager - Urban Development 

Chetan Chounde

Kaustubh Chuke

Senior Program Manager – Transport

Chintan Daftardar

Program Head – Transport

Avinash Dubedi

Program Head - Transport

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Chandana K

Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Aditya Khare

Program Associate - Geo Analytics

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

Sai M.

Janhavi Mane

Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Abhishek Meshram

Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Lalit Mudholkar

Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Anushree Patil

Program Associate - Transport

Chaitali Patil

Senior Program Communications Associate

Kshitija Pendharkar

Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

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

Deepti Talpade

Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience

Radha Yadav

Junior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Radha