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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Program Experts & Staff
Abhinand Gopal Pulijala
Senior Program Communications Associate - Geo Analytics

Anuraag Nallapaneni
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen

Arvind Manickam
Program Manager – Transport

Chaitanya Kanuri
Associate Director - Electric Mobility

Chandana K
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate

Manojna Polisetty
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Namratha Murali
Senior Communications Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Pavan Ankonapalli
Program Lead - Urban Development

Pavithra T S
Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Pravin Cherukuthota
Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Sahana Goswami
Senior Program Manager - Water Resilience

Sai Ratna Chaitanya Gurugubelli
Senior Research Analyst

Sai Ravichandra Gollavilli
Program Associate - Transport

Sri Pujitha Pukkella
Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Virajitha Chimalapati
Senior Research Analyst - Sustainable Cities & Transport
