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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India Executive Team
Pawan Mulukutla
Executive Program Director - Integrated Transport, Clean Air and Hydrogen
Program Experts & Staff
Rachel Aier
Program Associate - Energy
Rajit Bhat
Program Associate - Transport
Anindita Bhattacharjee
Senior Program Communications Associate - Electric Mobility & Hydrogen
Devadathan Biju
Junior Program Associate - Climate
Bhaskar Bora
Senior Research Analyst - Produce & Restore
Shanmugam Darjibrother
Associate - IT
Anya George
Program Associate - Transport
Akshatha Hegde
Senior Associate - Finance and Operations
Varun Jyothiprakash
Senior Program Manager
Chandana K
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Deputy Director - Energy
Pranusha Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate, Electric Mobility
Rajeev Malagi
Program Manager - Urban Development
Rejeet Mathews
Program Director - Urban Development
Chaitra Mehra
Manager - Human Resources
Harshitha Mruthyunjaya
Aloke Mukherjee
Manager - Cities and Transport
Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL
Manojna Polisetty
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Apoorva R
Program Manager – Climate, Economics and Finance
Rohan Rao
Program Manager – Electric Mobility
Sruthi Subbanna
T.S. Gowthami
Senior Program Associate
Srinivas Alavilli
Program Senior Fellow – Sustainable Cities and Transport
