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
Varun Agarwal
Senior Project Associate - Climate

Rajit Bhat
Program Associate - Transport

Bhavana Varma
Program Associate - Energy

Diksha Choudhary
Lead - Electric Mobility
Akshatha Hegde
Senior Associate - Finance and Operations

Mani Bhushan Jha

Preeti Kumari
Program Associate

Anandi Mishra

Anuraag Nallapaneni
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen

Umesh Kumar Sharma Ramamoorthi
Senior Program Research Associate

Baalaji Ravichandran
Senior Program Associate – offshore wind

Akansha Saklani

Bina Shetty
Program Head - Spatial Data and Data Analytics

Nitisha Singh
Program Communications Associate - Air Quality
