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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India Executive Team
Madhav Pai
CEO, WRI India
Sonal Karia
Director, Operations
India Executive Office Members
Anupama Sivan
Director, Executive Office
Bianca Kapur
Senior Associate – Innovation
Himanshu Gaydhani
Research Associate – CEO's Office
Human Resources
Laveena Lobo
Manager - Human Resources
Operations
Anish Shetty
Junior Associate – HR Operations
Krittika Basu
Manager - In house Legal Counsel
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Yutieka Dalal
Junior Program Associate, Air Quality
Program Experts & Staff
Chetan Chounde
Program Manager - Urban Development
Abhijit Namboothiri
Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Aishwarya Pradip
Program Associate - Climate, Economics & Finance
Akanksha Aggarwal
Program Manager - Transport
Amrut Chavan
Associate–Facilities
Anisha Lalvani
Senior Associate – Core Communications
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
Arpitha Lakshman
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Arunima Sen
Program Associate - Transport
Aryan Bajpai
Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Ashwini Hingne
Associate Program Director - Climate, Economics and Finance
Avni Agarwal
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Bhawna Ahuja
Manager - Climate Resilience Practice
Chaitali Patil
Senior Program Communications Associate
Deepti Talpade
Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Divyanshu Shekhar
Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Esli Ayeetus
Associate – Budget Analyst
Gauri Atre
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics & Finance
Harshil Suresh
Senior Program Associate - Urban Innovations
Harshita Jamba
Senior Program Manager - Sustainable Cities and Transport
Kaustubh Chuke
Senior Program Manager – Transport
Laxman Singh
Program Communications Manager - Air Quality
Leona Nunes
Program Research Analyst - Sustainable Cities and Transport
Lubaina Rangwala
Program Head - Urban Development
Manjari Srivastav
Senior Program Associate - Air Quality
Meghana Munagala
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Mohit Yadav
Senior Program Associate – Electric Mobility
Mukta Salunkhe
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
