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
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
Harish Palani
Senior Research Specialist - Energy
Rajat Pandey
Program Manager - Food, Land and Water
Ankit Pandey
Senior Program Associate – Industrial Decarboniztaion
Amittosh Pandey
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL
Paresh Parab
Program Manager - Restoration Planning and Implementation
Khushi Parakh
Junior Program Associate – Climate Policy
Ranjith Parvathapuram
Senior Manager - Electric Mobility
Mehul Patel
Program Lead - Climate
Riddhi Patel
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Swati Pathak
Senior Program Communications Associate
Chaitali Patil
Program Communications Associate
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
Sharvari Patki
Program Head - Electric Mobility
Kshitija Pendharkar
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Manojna Polisetty
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate
Aishwarya Pradip
Junior Program Associate - Climate
Shweta Prajapati
Manager - Communications
Nanduri Prashanti
Sri Pujitha Pukkella
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Abhinand Gopal Pulijala
Senior Program Communications Associate - Geo Analytics
Apoorva R
Program Manager – Climate, Economics and Finance
Achu R Sekhar
Deepti Raj
Senior Associate - Research, Data and Impact
Anjana Rajagopalan
Manager - Climate Resilience Practice
Ankita Rajeshwari
Communications Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Umesh Kumar Sharma Ramamoorthi
Senior Program Research Associate
Vishal Ramprasad
Program Manager
Himani Rangoonwala
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Lubaina Rangwala
Program Head - Urban Development
Rohan Rao
Program Manager – Electric Mobility
Baalaji Ravichandran
Senior Program Associate – offshore wind
Linda Regi
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
