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
Ulka Kelkar
Executive Program Director - Climate, Economics & Finance
Climate, Economics and Finance
Varun Agarwal
Program Research Lead
Prateek Barapatre
Program Manager – Climate, Economics and Finance
Ashwini Hingne
Program Director – Climate Economics & Inclusive Transitions
Varsha Nair
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Abhijit Namboothiri
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Mehul Patel
Program Head – GHG Management
Priyal Shah
Program Manager - Climate, Economics & Finance
Saket Singh
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Ambar Singh
Junior Program Associate
Pooja Yadav
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Climate Resilience Practice
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Program Research Specialist
