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
Debkanya Dhar
Head of Strategic Communications – Executive Office
Himanshu Gaydhani
Research Associate – CEO's Office
Bianca Kapur
Senior Associate – Innovation
Energy
Juhi Anand
Senior Program Associate
Climate, Economics and Finance
Ashwini Hingne
Program Director – Climate Economics & Inclusive Transitions
Rimi Palmo
Senior Program Associate
Human Resources
Laveena Lobo
Manager - Human Resources
Anish Shetty
Junior Associate – HR Operations
Operations
Tanvi Ajmera
Associate – Legal
Krittika Basu
Lead – In house Legal Counsel
Sarika Dicholkar
Senior Process Improvement Manager – Finance & Legal - Operations
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Riya Chadha
Senior Program Associate – Urban Resilience
Yutieka Dalal
Junior Program Associate, Air Quality
Communications
Debarpan Das
Program Manager – Design
Program Experts & Staff
Avni Agarwal
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Shikha Aggarwal
Senior Manager – Finance
Akanksha Aggarwal
Program Manager - Transport
Bhawna Ahuja
Manager - Climate Resilience Practice
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Esli Ayeetus
Associate – Budget Analyst
Aryan Bajpai
Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Vishal Bhalerao
Senior Associate - Budget Analyst
Nandini Chandrasekaran
Senior Program Manager - Transport
Amrut Chavan
Senior Associate – Facilities
Pravin Cherukuthota
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Chetan Chounde
Program Manager - Urban Development
Kaustubh Chuke
Senior Program Manager – Transport
Samir Jagdish
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Harshita Jamba
Senior Program Manager - Sustainable Cities and Transport
Visakha KA
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Tarandeep Kaur
Senior Program Associate – Climate, Economics and Finance
Tarandeep Kaur
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Pooja Kothari
Senior Manager - Finance
Shounak Krishnanand
Director – Technology Products
Rohit Lahoti
Program Manager - Urban Development
Anisha Lalvani
Senior Program Associate – Communications Coordinator
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Tamanna Meena
Program Associate - Video & Social Media
