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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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
