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
Bianca Kapur
Senior Associate – Innovation
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
Operations
Sarika Dicholkar
Senior Process Improvement Manager – Finance & Legal - Operations
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Yutieka Dalal
Junior Program Associate, Air Quality
Communications
Debarpan Das
Program Manager – Design
Program Experts & Staff
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Esli Ayeetus
Associate – Budget Analyst
Vishal Bhalerao
Senior Associate - Budget Analyst
Nandini Chandrasekaran
Senior Program Manager - Transport
Amrut Chavan
Senior Associate – Facilities
Chetan Chounde
Program Manager - Urban Development
Kaustubh Chuke
Senior Program Manager – Transport
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
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
Sai Malvankar
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Paresh Parab
Program Manager - Restoration Planning and Implementation
Chaitali Patil
Senior Program Communications Associate
Anushree Patil
Program Manager- Sustainable Cities and Transport
Sharvari Patki
Program Director – Electric Mobility & Global South Partnerships
Mukta Salunkhe
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Shivani Shah
Senior Program Communications Manager – Energy
Yash Sharma
Program Research Analyst
Neha Shigwan
Program Associate - Urban Climate Resilience
Laxman Singh
Program Communications Manager - Air Quality
Rushabh Soni
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Deepti Talpade
Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience
Tanushree Venkatraman
Associate Program Director – Communications
Himani Waghela
Senior Associate – Accounts
