Vaibhav Pahel is a Communications Associate with the Energy Program at WRI India. He provides support with social media, editing, event management, and other communications activities across the program.

Vaibhav comes to WRI India with experience in public relations. He has worked on integrated communications for clients across technology, financial services, public health, and development sectors at the Weber Shandwick Collective and 80 dB Communications.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Communication and Media from Erasmus University Rotterdam, with a minor in Innovation & Marketing from the Erasmus School of Economics.

Originally from New Delhi, Vaibhav has spent most of his life living in Nigeria, the United States, Ukraine, and Kuwait. Outside of work, he enjoys going on long aimless walks, cooking, learning languages, and watching movies.