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
Jaya Dhindaw
Executive Program Director, Sustainable Cities and Director, WRI India Ross Center
Rama Thoopal
Program Director — Communications
India Executive Office Members
Soham Kshirsagar
Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office
Aarathi Kumar
Senior Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Shaima Ahmed
Senior Program Communication Associate – Content Creator
Aditya Ajith
Program Manager – Air Quality
Aashima Bhandari
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Riya Chadha
Senior Program Associate – Urban Resilience
Trishalini Donga
Junior Program Associate – Geo Analytics
Berjis Driver
Senior Program Associate
Janaki Mani Gollapudi
Junior Program Associate – Transport
Kaustubh Gosavi
Program Lead - Electric Mobility
Vikas Gotla
Program Communications Associate – Cities
Kartik Gurjar
Program Associate
Arundhati Hakhu
Junior Program Associate – Data Visualizer and Graphic Designer, GIS
Shiva Prasad Jakkani
Junior Program Associate – Energy Innovation and Technology
Kavichelvan Gowri Kanagavel
Junior Program Associate – Geo Analytics
Shivam Khaddar
Senior Program Associate
Kapil Kumar
Senior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities and Transport
Anshuman Kumar
Program Associate- Electric Mobility
Anusrita Kundu
Junior Program Associate
Sreedevi Kurur
Junior Program Associate – Geo Analytics
Arun Manohar
Program Manager – Urban Development
Sushmita Mudhol
Senior Program Associate – Urban Development
Pragya Nanda
Senior Program Associate – Clean Transport
Priya Narayanan
Senior Program Manager - Urban Development
Mukti Pradhan
Program Associate - Urban Development
Parwathy PS
Junior Program Associate
Puspanjali Rajak
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Ankita Raman
Senior Program Associate – Thriving Eco-City Regions
Shrey Sanghavi
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen
Sweeta Sumant
Senior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Sreekanth Vakacherla
Program Head – Clean Air Science
Abhishek Venkitaraman
Senior Program Associate-GIS
Gayatri Vhanbatte
Junior Program Associate, Geo Analytics
Kishore Wankhade
Program Manager
Communications
Anya George
Program Manager – Communications
Program Experts & Staff
Avni Agarwal
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Akanksha Aggarwal
Program Manager - Transport
Garima Agrawal
Senior Program Manager - Electric Mobility
