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
India Executive Office Members
Soham Kshirsagar
Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Kaustubh Gosavi
Program Lead - Electric Mobility
Program Experts & Staff
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Raj Bhagat Palanichamy
Senior Program Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Pravin Cherukuthota
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Virajitha Chimalapati
Senior Research Analyst - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Kaustubh Chuke
Program Manager – Transport
Chintan Daftardar
Senior Program Manager - Transport
Avinash Dubedi
Program Head - Transport
Fathima Husain
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Chandana K
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Madhura Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Sree Kumar Kumaraswamy
Program Director - Clean Air Action
Rohit Lahoti
Program Manager - Urban Development
Sayali Lokare
Senior Program Associate - Flood Resilience
Sowmya M
Program Associate - Transport
Sandeep Madhwal
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Janhavi Mane
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Arvind Manickam
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Arun Manohar
Senior Program Associate
Rejeet Mathews
Program Director - Urban Development
Abhishek Meshram
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Lalit Mudholkar
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Praseeda Mukundan
Senior Program Research Associate - Urban Development
Priya Narayanan
Program Manager - Urban Development
Ranjith Parvathapuram
Senior Manager - Electric Mobility
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
Chaitali Patil
Program Communications Associate
Kshitija Pendharkar
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate
Vishal Ramprasad
Program Manager
Mukta Salunkhe
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Tintu Sebastian
Program Manager – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Neha Shigwan
Program Associate - Urban Climate Resilience
Laxman Singh
Program Communications Manager - Air Quality
Chetan Sodaye
Program Manager - Transport
Harshil Suresh
Senior Program Associate - Urban Innovations
