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.

Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.

Program Experts & Staff

Akanksha Aggarwal

Program Manager - Transport

Dhawal Ashar

Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Nandini Chandrasekaran

Senior Program Manager - Transport

Pravin Cherukuthota

Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Kaustubh Chuke

Program Manager – Transport

Harshita Jamba

Senior Program Associate - Transport

Visakha KA

Program Associate - Transport

Aditya Khare

Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Pranusha Kulkarni

Senior Program Associate, Electric Mobility

Rohit Lahoti

Program Manager - Urban Development

Sayali Lokare

Senior Program Associate - Flood Resilience

Abhishek Mahajan

Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Shruti Maliwar

Senior Project Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Nikita Pal

Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Swati Pathak

Senior Program Communications Associate

Anushree Patil

Program Associate - Transport

Chaitali Patil

Program Communications Associate

Vishal Ramprasad

Program Manager

Lubaina Rangwala

Program Head - Urban Development

Mukta Salunkhe

Senior Program Associate - Urban Development

Arunima Sen

Program Associate - Transport

Neha Shigwan

Program Associate - Urban Climate Resilience

Pratibha Singh

Senior Program Associate - Transport

Yash Siroliya

Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Manjari Srivastav

Senior Program Associate - Air Quality

Harshil Suresh

Senior Program Associate - Urban Innovations

Deepti Talpade

Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience

Kishore Wankhade

Program Manager – Air Quality

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Mohit Yadav

Program Associate - Electric Mobility