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
Ulka Kelkar
Executive Director - Climate
Sonal Karia
Director, Operations
India Executive Office Members
Soham Kshirsagar
Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Kaustubh Gosavi
Program Lead - Electric Mobility
Avirat Inamdar
Senior Program Manager
Pramada Jagtap
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities and Transport
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
Vishal Bhalerao
Associate - Budget Analyst
Heleena Christian
Program Manager - Energy
Kaustubh Chuke
Program Manager – Transport
Chintan Daftardar
Senior Program Manager - Transport
Sarika Dicholkar
Manager - Accounts
Mitali Dohroo
Manager - Human Resources
Avinash Dubedi
Program Head - Transport
Siddharth Edake
Senior Program Manager
Ashwini Hingne
Associate Program Director
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
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
Janhavi Mane
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Abhishek Meshram
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Lalit Mudholkar
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Kartiki Naik
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
Mukta Salunkhe
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
