Experts & Staff
WRI brings together 1,400 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground.
Program Experts & Staff
Abhijit Namboothiri
Program Associate - Climate
Priya Narayanan
Program Manager - Urban Development
Kartheek NGR
Senior Program Manager – Industrial Decarbonization
Niharika Tagotra
Senior Research Specialist - Energy
Steffi Olickal
Program Communications Manager
Vaibhav Pahel
Program Associate – Communications
Nikita Pal
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Rajat Pandey
Program Manager - Food, Land and Water
Ankit Pandey
Senior Program Associate – Industrial Decarboniztaion
Amittosh Pandey
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL
Paresh Parab
Program Manager - Restoration Planning and Implementation
Khushi Parakh
Junior Program Associate – Climate Policy
Ranjith Parvathapuram
Senior Manager - Electric Mobility
Mehul Patel
Program Lead - Climate
Riddhi Patel
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Swati Pathak
Senior Program Communications Associate
Chaitali Patil
Program Communications Associate
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
Sharvari Patki
Program Head - Electric Mobility
Kshitija Pendharkar
Program Associate - Transport
Manojna Polisetty
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate
Aishwarya Pradip
Junior Program Associate - Climate
Shweta Prajapati
Manager - Communications
Nanduri Prashanti
Senior Program Research Associate - Sustainable Cities and Transport
Sri Pujitha Pukkella
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Abhinand Gopal Pulijala
Senior Program Communications Associate - Geo Analytics
Achu R Sekhar
Program Manager – Urban Planning and Disaster Resilience
Deepti Raj
Senior Associate - Research, Data and Impact
Anjana Rajagopalan
Manager - Climate Resilience Practice
Ankita Rajeshwari
Communications Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Vishal Ramprasad
Program Manager
Himani Rangoonwala
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Lubaina Rangwala
Program Head - Urban Development
Rohan Rao
Program Manager – Electric Mobility
Linda Regi
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Saeed Reza
Program Manager – Restoration Planning and Implementation
Richa
Senior Program Associate - Climate
Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance
