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
Pavan Ankonapalli
Program Lead - Urban Development
Pravin Cherukuthota
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Virajitha Chimalapati
Senior Research Analyst - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Visakha G
Junior Program Associate
Pranav Garimella
Sai Ravichandra Gollavilli
Program Associate - Transport
Sahana Goswami
Senior Program Manager - Water Resilience
Sai Ratna Chaitanya Gurugubelli
Senior Research Analyst
Chandana K
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Chaitanya Kanuri
Associate Director - Electric Mobility
Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Arvind Manickam
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Chaitra Mehra
Manager - Human Resources
Harshitha Mruthyunjaya
Anuraag Nallapaneni
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen
Kartheek NGR
Senior Program Manager – Industrial Decarbonization
Harish Palani
Senior Research Specialist - Energy
Ranjith Parvathapuram
Senior Manager - Electric Mobility
Manojna Polisetty
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate
Nanduri Prashanti
Sri Pujitha Pukkella
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Abhinand Gopal Pulijala
Senior Program Communications Associate - Geo Analytics
Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance
Dr. Ashish Sharma
Program Manager – Air Quality
Supratheesh T
Senior Program Associate - Climate
T.S. Gowthami
Senior Program Associate
Pavithra T S
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Srinivas Alavilli
Program Senior Fellow – Sustainable Cities and Transport
