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 Office Members
Soham Kshirsagar
Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office
Food, Land and Water
Kishore Wankhade
Program Manager
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Chetan Chounde
Program Manager - Urban Development
Chintan Daftardar
Program Head – Transport
Kaustubh Gosavi
Program Lead - Electric Mobility
Chandana K
Program Manager – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Sumit Kale
Junior Program Associate – Hydrogen, Sustainable Cities & Transport
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Madhura Kulkarni
Program Lead - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Rohit Lahoti
Program Manager - Urban Development
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Sai Malvankar
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Janhavi Mane
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Anagha A. Nabar
Program Manager – Sustainable cities and Transport
Chaitali Patil
Senior Program Communications Associate
Kshitija Pendharkar
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Deep Ponikar
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities and Transport
Anuja Ramugade
Program Associate – Sustainable Cities and Transport
Mukta Salunkhe
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Neha Shigwan
Program Associate - Urban Climate Resilience
Ganesh Shinde
Program Manager – Geoanalytics
Laxman Singh
Program Communications Manager - Air Quality
Chetan Sodaye
Program Lead – Integrated Transport and Road Safety
Sruthi Subbanna
Senior Program Research Associate - Urban Climate Resilience
Deepti Talpade
Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience
Gayatri Vhanbatte
Junior Program Associate, Geo Analytics
Radha Yadav
Junior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
