Experts & Staff
WRI brings together 1,400 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground.
315 Featured Experts
Leadership
Madhav Pai
CEO, WRI India
Executive Directors
Jaya Dhindaw
Executive Program Director, Sustainable Cities and Director, WRI India Ross Center
Program Experts & Staff
Alisha Abraham
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Ambuj Adhwaryu
Program Manager - Energy
Varun Agarwal
Senior Project Associate - Climate
Avni Agarwal
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Itti Aggarwal
Operations Manager - Food Land and Water
Akanksha Aggarwal
Program Manager - Transport
Prateek Aggarwal
MEL Manager, Climate
Shikha Aggarwal
Senior Associate - Finance
Garima Agrawal
Program Manager – Transport
Bhawna Ahuja
Manager - Climate Resilience Practice
Vaibhav Ahuja
Program Associate – Eco City Regions
Pursungit Aier
Program Associate - Energy
Rachel Aier
Program Associate - Energy
Srinivas Alavilli
Program Senior Fellow – Sustainable Cities and Transport
Sanjar Ali
Program Associate - Air Quality
Vijay Anadkat
Program Senior Fellow - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Shikha Anand
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Sripathi Anirudh
Senior Program Research Associate
Pavan Ankonapalli
Program Lead - Urban Development
Shivangi Arvind
Senior Research Analyst – Sustainable Agriculture
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Gauri Atre
Program Associate - Climate
Dennis Baby
Junior Program Associate - Climate
Saransh Bajpai
Associate Director, Climate
Rumpa Banerjee
Senior Program Communications Associate
Priya Bansal
Senior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Prateek Barapatre
Program Manager – Climate
Sampriti Baruah
Program Head - Sustainable Agriculture
Samrat Basak
Program Director - Urban Water Resilience
Subzar Bashir
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Ritoja Basu
Program Head - Food Loss and Food Waste
Oindrila Basu
Senior Program Research Analyst
Raj Bhagat Palanichamy
Senior Program Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Avtar Bhalla
Program Associate - Transport
Aashima Bhandari
Program Associate - Transport
Arundhita Bhanjdeo
Senior Research Specialist - Energy
Abhishek Bhardwaj
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Rajit Bhat
Program Associate - Transport
