Experts & Staff
WRI India brings together 300+ staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as climate, economics and finance, food and land use, energy, governance and more. We work across 20+ states to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, and to stabilize the climate and build resilient communities.
Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
India Executive Team
Pawan Mulukutla
Executive Program Director - Integrated Transport, Clean Air and Hydrogen
Ulka Kelkar
Executive Program Director - Climate, Economics & Finance
Sonal Karia
Director, Operations
India Executive Office Members
Himanshu Gaydhani
Research Associate – CEO's Office
Nirmala Mathew
Senior Manager, Executive Office
Soham Kshirsagar
Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office
Human Resources
Anish Shetty
Junior Associate – HR Operations
Chaitra Mehra
Senior Manager - Human Resources
Laveena Lobo
Manager - Human Resources
Operations
Sujatha Gopu
Senior Associate
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Apoorva Nandish
Senior Program Associate - MobiliseHER
Avirat Inamdar
Senior Program Manager
Kaustubh Gosavi
Program Lead - Electric Mobility
Kishore Wankhade
Program Manager
Pramada Jagtap
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities and Transport
Shivani Yadahalli
Junior Program Associate - Transport
Sonal Ganvir
Junior Program Associate
Yutieka Dalal
Junior Program Associate, Air Quality
Program Experts & Staff
Chetan Chounde
Program Manager - Urban Development
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Akshatha Hegde
Program Manager – Energy
Aloke Mukherjee
Manager - Cities and Transport
Amrut Chavan
Associate–Facilities
Ananya Srinivasan
Junior Program Associate - Climate, Economics, and Finance
Anindita Bhattacharjee
Program Communications Manager - Electric Mobility & Hydrogen
Anisha Lalvani
Senior Associate – Core Communications
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
Anya George
Communications Manager
Apoorva R
Program Manager – Climate, Economics and Finance
Aravinda Devaraj
Senior Program Research Analyst — Sustainable Cities and Transport
Arpitha Lakshman
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Ashwini Hingne
Associate Program Director - Climate, Economics and Finance
Ashwini Chitnis
Program Head, Clean Energy Supply
Avinash Dubedi
Program Head - Transport
Bhakti G
Senior Program Associate – Private Sector Engagement
Chaitali Patil
Senior Program Communications Associate
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Program Research Specialist
Chandana K
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Chetan Sodaye
Program Manager - Transport
