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
Varun Agarwal
Senior Project Associate - Climate
Prateek Barapatre
Program Manager – Climate
Heleena Christian
Program Manager - Energy
Chintan Daftardar
Senior Program Manager - Transport
Siddharth Edake
Senior Program Manager
Chandana K
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Nupur Kulkarni
Program Manager - Food, Land and Water
Rejeet Mathews
Program Director - Urban Development
Chaitra Mehra
Manager - Human Resources
Abhishek Meshram
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Manojna Polisetty
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Laxman Singh
Program Communications Manager - Air Quality
Radha Yadav
Junior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
