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
Bharath Jairaj
Executive Director - Energy
Pawan Mulukutla
Executive Program Director - Integrated Transport, Clean Air and Hydrogen
Ulka Kelkar
Executive Program Director - Climate, Economics & Finance
Rama Thoopal
Program Director — Communications
Sonal Karia
Executive Director - Finance and Legal
India Executive Office Members
Himanshu Gaydhani
Research Associate – CEO's Office
Soham Kshirsagar
Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office
Nirmala Mathew
Senior Manager, Executive Office
Energy
Ashwini Chitnis
Program Head – Clean Energy Supply
Climate, Economics and Finance
Varun Agarwal
Program Research Lead
Ashwini Hingne
Program Director – Climate Economics & Inclusive Transitions
Sai Dinesh K
Program Associate
Human Resources
Laveena Lobo
Manager - Human Resources
Anish Shetty
Junior Associate – HR Operations
Research, Data & Impact
Robin Infant Raj Devadoss
Senior Program Research Analyst – Publications Coordinator
Operations
Sarika Dicholkar
Senior Process Improvement Manager – Finance & Legal - Operations
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Yutieka Dalal
Junior Program Associate, Air Quality
Sonal Ganvir
Junior Program Associate
Kaustubh Gosavi
Program Lead - Electric Mobility
Vikas Gotla
Program Communications Associate – Cities
Avirat Inamdar
Senior Program Manager
Kavichelvan Gowri Kanagavel
Junior Program Associate – Geo Analytics
Arun Manohar
Program Manager – Urban Development
Priya Narayanan
Senior Program Manager - Urban Development
Parwathy PS
Junior Program Associate
Abhishek Venkitaraman
Senior Program Associate-GIS
Gayatri Vhanbatte
Junior Program Associate, Geo Analytics
Kishore Wankhade
Program Manager
Communications
Debarpan Das
Program Manager – Design
Program Experts & Staff
Prem Surya Dharmalingam
Program Research Analyst – Restoration finance
Alisha Abraham
Senior Program Associate – Energy Efficiency
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Esli Ayeetus
Associate – Budget Analyst
Elezebeth Baiju
Program Associate – Childhood Friendly Cities
Prateek Barapatre
Program Manager – Climate, Economics and Finance
Raj Bhagat Palanichamy
Senior Program Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Vishal Bhalerao
Senior Associate - Budget Analyst
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Program Research Specialist
Amrut Chavan
Senior Associate – Facilities
Pravin Cherukuthota
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
