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
Devadathan Biju
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics & Finance
Nivedita Cholayil
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Nidhin Davis
Program Manager - Climate, Economics and Finance
Ashwini Hingne
Program Director – Climate Economics & Inclusive Transitions
Evelin Treesa Jose
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Varsha Nair
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Abhijit Namboothiri
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Steffi Olickal
Senior Program Communications Manager - Climate, Economics and Finance
Aishwarya Pradip
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics & Finance
Climate Resilience Practice
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Program Research Specialist
