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
Ashwini Hingne
Associate Program Director
Michael Islary
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Harshita Jamba
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Mani Bhushan Jha
Chandana K
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Sahil Kanekar
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Madhura Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Nupur Kulkarni
Program Manager - Food, Land and Water
Preeti Kumari
Program Associate
Rohit Lahoti
Program Manager - Urban Development
Anisha Lalvani
Senior Associate – Core Communications
Laveena Lobo
Senior Associate - Human Resources
Sayali Lokare
Senior Program Associate - Flood Resilience
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Tirthankar Mandal
Associate Director - Energy
Janhavi Mane
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Abhishek Meshram
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Anandi Mishra
Lalit Mudholkar
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Kartiki Naik
Anuraag Nallapaneni
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen
Paresh Parab
Program Manager - Restoration Planning and Implementation
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
Chaitali Patil
Program Communications Associate
Sharvari Patki
Program Head - Electric Mobility
Kshitija Pendharkar
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Umesh Kumar Sharma Ramamoorthi
Senior Program Research Associate
Baalaji Ravichandran
Senior Program Associate – offshore wind
Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance
Shamindra Nath Roy
Lead – Research, Data & Impact
Akansha Saklani
Mukta Salunkhe
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Trinayani Sen
Senior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Arunima Sen
Program Associate - Transport
Shivani Shah
Senior Communications Manager
Kavita Sharma
Senior Program Manager - Land Accelerator
Krishan Gopal Sharma
Program Manager - Energy
Neha Shigwan
Program Associate - Urban Climate Resilience
Nitisha Singh
Program Communications Associate - Air Quality
