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
Varun Agarwal
Senior Project Associate - Climate
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Gauri Atre
Program Associate - Climate
Prateek Barapatre
Program Manager – Climate
Heleena Christian
Program Manager - Energy
Kaustubh Chuke
Program Manager – Transport
Lanvin Concessao
Program Manager - Energy
Chintan Daftardar
Senior Program Manager - Transport
Sarika Dicholkar
Manager - Accounts
Siddharth Edake
Senior Program Manager
Ashwini Hingne
Associate Program Director
Chandana K
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Sahil Kanekar
Senior Program Associate - Urban Planning
Sonal Karia
Finance Lead
Ulka Kelkar
Executive Director - Climate
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Soham Kshirsagar
Program Associate - Hydrogen
Madhura Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Rohit Lahoti
Program Manager - Urban Development
Laveena Lobo
Senior Associate - Human Resources
Sayali Lokare
Senior Program Associate - Flood Resilience
Janhavi Mane
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Abhishek Meshram
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Lalit Mudholkar
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Kartiki Naik
Program Manager - Urban Development
Paresh Parab
Program Manager - Restoration Planning and Implementation
Chaitali Patil
Program Communications Associate
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
Sharvari Patki
Program Head - Electric Mobility
Kshitija Pendharkar
Program Associate - Transport
Mukta Salunkhe
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Shivani Shah
Senior Communications Manager
Neha Shigwan
Program Associate - Urban Climate Resilience
Laxman Singh
Program Communications Manager - Air Quality
Chetan Sodaye
Program Manager - Transport
Rushabh Soni
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Sruthi Subbanna
Senior Program Research Associate - Urban Climate Resilience
Deepti Talpade
Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience
Tanushree Venkatraman
Senior Manager - Communications
Kishore Wankhade
Program Manager – Air Quality
