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
Pawan Mulukutla
Executive Program Director - Integrated Transport, Clean Air and Hydrogen
Jaya Dhindaw
Executive Program Director, Sustainable Cities and Director, WRI India Ross Center
Sonal Karia
Executive Director - Finance and Legal
Climate, Economics and Finance
Ambar Singh
Junior Program Associate
Human Resources
Chaitra Mehra
Senior Manager - Human Resources
Operations
Sujatha Gopu
Manager – Contracts
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Yutieka Dalal
Junior Program Associate, Air Quality
Berjis Driver
Senior Program Associate
Vikas Gotla
Program Communications Associate – Cities
Sushmita Mudhol
Senior Program Associate – Urban Development
Parwathy PS
Junior Program Associate
Shrey Sanghavi
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen
Shivani Yadahalli
Junior Program Associate - Transport
Communications
Anya George
Program Manager – Communications
Program Experts & Staff
Harpreet Singh Arora
Program Head – Urbanist, Economic Development
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Rajit Bhat
Program Associate - Transport
Anar Bhatt
Program Manager - Food Loss and Waste
Anindita Bhattacharjee
Program Communications Manager - Electric Mobility & Hydrogen
Devadathan Biju
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics & Finance
Heleena Christian
Program Manager – Wind Energy
Shanmugam Darjibrother
Senior Associate - IT Operations
Jay Desai
Aravinda Devaraj
Senior Program Research Analyst — Sustainable Cities and Transport
Bhakti G
Senior Program Associate – Private Sector Engagement
Manju George
Senior Program Manager – MobiliseHer
Akshatha Hegde
Program Manager – Energy
Varun Jyothiprakash
Senior Program Manager – Climate, Economics and Finance
Chandana K
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Ruchi Kapoor
Senior Program Associate
Bhanu Khanna
Senior Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Deputy Program Director (Energy)
Smriti Kumble
Senior Program Associate
Arpitha Lakshman
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Rajeev Malagi
Program Manager - Urban Development
Dr. Sneha Malhotra
Associate Program Director – Energy Innovation and Tech
Rejeet Mathews
Program Director - Urban Development
Harshitha Mruthyunjaya
Aloke Mukherjee
Lead - Research and Cities
