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.

India Executive Team

Rama Thoopal

Director, Communications

Program Experts & Staff

Raj Bhagat Palanichamy

Senior Program Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Fathima Husain

Senior Program Associate - Urban Development

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Sowmya M

Program Associate - Transport

Arvind Manickam

Senior Program Associate - Transport

Arun Manohar

Senior Program Associate

Praseeda Mukundan

Senior Program Research Associate - Urban Development

Priya Narayanan

Program Manager - Urban Development

Krishna Priya Poroori

Program Associate

Tintu Sebastian

Program Manager – Sustainable Cities & Transport

Pavithra T S

Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Aparna Vijaykumar

Program Manager – Electric Mobility