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

Pavan Ankonapalli

Program Lead - Urban Development

Anindita Bhattacharjee

Senior Program Communications Associate - Electric Mobility & Hydrogen

Pravin Cherukuthota

Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Virajitha Chimalapati

Senior Research Analyst - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Sai Ravichandra Gollavilli

Program Associate - Transport

Sahana Goswami

Senior Program Manager - Water Resilience

Sai Ratna Chaitanya Gurugubelli

Senior Research Analyst

Chandana K

Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Chaitanya Kanuri

Associate Director - Electric Mobility

Iranna Koppad

Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Arvind Manickam

Senior Program Associate - Transport

Anuraag Nallapaneni

Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen

Ranjith Parvathapuram

Senior Manager - Electric Mobility

Manojna Polisetty

Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Krishna Priya Poroori

Program Associate

Sri Pujitha Pukkella

Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Abhinand Gopal Pulijala

Senior Program Communications Associate - Geo Analytics

Pavithra T S

Program Associate - Geo Analytics