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
Sonal Karia
Executive Director - Finance and Legal
India Executive Office Members
Himanshu Gaydhani
Research Associate – CEO's Office
Shounak Krishnanand
Director – Technology Products
Energy
Shivani Shah
Senior Program Communications Manager – Energy
Yash Sharma
Program Research Analyst
Rushabh Soni
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Climate, Economics and Finance
Ashwini Hingne
Program Director – Climate Economics & Inclusive Transitions
Human Resources
Laveena Lobo
Manager - Human Resources
Anish Shetty
Junior Associate – HR Operations
Food, Land and Water
Prajakta Joshi
Senior Program Associate – Food Land and Water
Paresh Parab
Program Manager - Restoration Planning and Implementation
Operations
Esli Ayeetus
Associate – Budget Analyst
Vishal Bhalerao
Senior Associate - Budget Analyst
Sarika Dicholkar
Senior Process Improvement Manager – Finance & Legal - Operations
Development
Amrut Chavan
Senior Associate – Facilities
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Chetan Chounde
Program Manager - Urban Development
Yutieka Dalal
Junior Program Associate, Air Quality
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Rohit Lahoti
Program Manager - Urban Development
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Sai Malvankar
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Anagha A. Nabar
Program Manager – Sustainable cities and Transport
Chaitali Patil
Senior Program Communications Associate
Sharvari Patki
Program Director – Electric Mobility & Global South Partnerships
Anuja Ramugade
Program Associate – Sustainable Cities and Transport
Mukta Salunkhe
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Neha Shigwan
Program Associate - Urban Climate Resilience
Laxman Singh
Program Communications Manager - Air Quality
Deepti Talpade
Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience
Communications
Debarpan Das
Program Manager – Design
Anisha Lalvani
Senior Program Associate – Communications Coordinator
Tanushree Venkatraman
Associate Program Director – Communications
