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.
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Program Experts & Staff
Alisha Abraham
Senior Program Associate - Energy

Bhavana Varma
Program Associate - Energy

Devadathan Biju
Junior Program Associate - Climate

Nivedita Cholayil
Senior Program Associate - Climate

Visakha G
Junior Program Associate

Anya George
Program Associate - Transport

Harsha K
Junior Program Associate - GeoAnalytics

Visakha KA
Program Associate - Transport

Aswathy KP
Senior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Ijas M A
Senior Research Associate

Praseeda Mukundan
Senior Program Research Associate - Urban Development

Abhijit Namboothiri
Program Associate - Climate

Steffi Olickal
Program Communications Manager

Aishwarya Pradip
Junior Program Associate - Climate

Abhimanyu S
Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Shyny Sam
Senior Program Associate - Energy

Nileena Sankarankutty
Senior Communications Associate

Tintu Sebastian
Program Manager – Sustainable Cities & Transport

Shabna Seemamu
Program Associate - Urban Development

Dhilon Subramanian
Program Manager - Energy

Chandana Sasidharan
Program Research Fellow

Harshil Suresh
Senior Program Associate - Urban Innovations

Aparna Vijaykumar
Program Manager – Electric Mobility
