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
Sayali Lokare
Senior Program Associate - Flood Resilience
Sowmya M
Program Associate - Transport
Ramya MA
Sandeep Madhwal
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Dushasana Mahanta
Senior Program Manager - MEL
Rajeev Malagi
Program Manager - Urban Development
Sumedha Malaviya
Head – Building Decarbonization
Shruti Maliwar
Senior Project Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Shaurya Mall
Senior Program Associate - Urban Innovations
Tirthankar Mandal
Associate Director - Energy
Janhavi Mane
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Arvind Manickam
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Arun Manohar
Senior Program Associate
Rejeet Mathews
Program Director - Urban Development
Harsha Meenawat
Head – Energy and Development
Chaitra Mehra
Manager - Human Resources
Prerna Vijaykumar Mehta
Associate Director - Urban Development
Anshula Menon
Program Manager - Urban Development
Abhishek Meshram
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Dewal Mishra
Program Manager - Transport
Anandi Mishra
Roushan Mishra
Junior Program Associate - Climate
Rishikesh Mishra
Program Manager - Energy
Shreya Mittal
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Harshitha Mruthyunjaya
Lalit Mudholkar
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Praseeda Mukundan
Senior Program Research Associate - Urban Development
Guncha Munjal
Senior Program Manager – Hydrogen
Kartiki Naik
Anuraag Nallapaneni
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen
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
Amittosh Pandey
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Rajat Pandey
Program Manager - Food, Land and Water
