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
Bharath Jairaj
Executive Director - Energy
Program Experts & Staff
Alisha Abraham
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Shikha Anand
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Bhavana Varma
Program Associate - Energy
Lanvin Concessao
Program Manager - Energy
Visakha G
Junior Program Associate
Ahona Datta Gupta
Communications Manager - Energy
Akshatha Hegde
Senior Associate - Finance and Operations
Varun Jyothiprakash
Senior Program Manager
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Deputy Director - Energy
Preeti Kumari
Program Associate
Ijas M A
Senior Research Associate
Sumedha Malaviya
Head – Building Decarbonization
Kartheek NGR
Senior Program Manager – Industrial Decarbonization
Harish Palani
Senior Research Specialist - Energy
Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL
Umesh Kumar Sharma Ramamoorthi
Senior Program Research Associate
Baalaji Ravichandran
Senior Program Associate – offshore wind
Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance
Shyny Sam
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Dhilon Subramanian
Program Manager - Energy
Chandana Sasidharan
Program Research Fellow
Sandhya Sundararagavan
Program Head - Energy Transition
T.S. Gowthami
Senior Program Associate
