Tanushree Venkatraman is Associate Program Director – Communications at WRI India, where she works across programs to shape communication strategies and amplify the organisation’s reach and impact. She leads editorial and media engagement, strengthening how WRI India’s work is communicated to diverse audiences.

Since joining WRI India in 2021, Tanushree has taken on progressively larger roles—from Program Communications Manager (Integrated Transport) to Senior Communications Manager within the core communications team. She has been instrumental in conceptualising and advancing flagship platforms such as Uddeshya, WRI India’s annual conference on gender and mobility, and SHIFT Transport, a pan-India initiative that brings together diverse voices on urban mobility.

Prior to WRI India, she was a Senior Correspondent at Hindustan Times, where she reported extensively on urban transport and infrastructure. She began her journalism career with The Indian Express, covering civic issues and city governance.

Tanushree holds a postgraduate degree in Mass Communication from Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication and a Master’s in Fine Arts from SASTRA University. Outside of work, she enjoys watching films and reading fiction, particularly children’s literature.