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
Jaya Dhindaw
Executive Program Director, Sustainable Cities and Director, WRI India Ross Center
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Archana Balachandran
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Program Experts & Staff
Abhimanyu S
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Ahona Datta Gupta
Senior Program Communications Manager – Energy
Alisha Abraham
Senior Program Associate – Energy Efficiency
Anindita Bhattacharjee
Program Communications Manager - Electric Mobility & Hydrogen
Anya George
Communications Manager
Aparna Vijaykumar
Program Manager – Electric Mobility
Arpan Golechha
Manager - Climate, Economics and Finance
Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance
Aswathy KP
Program Manager – Electric Mobility
Chandana Sasidharan
Program Research Fellow – Energy
Deepshikha Chaudhuri
Junior Program Associate - Communications
Devadathan Biju
Program Associate - Climate, Economics & Finance
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Program Manager – Energy
Harsha K
Junior Program Associate - GeoAnalytics
Ijas M A
Senior Program Research Associate – Energy Transitions
Manju George
Senior Program Manager – MobiliseHer
Nidhin Davis
Program Manager - Climate, Economics and Finance
Nileena Sankarankutty
Program Communications Manager - Geo Analytics
Nivedita Cholayil
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Praseeda Mukundan
Program Manager – Urban Development
Sahana Goswami
Senior Program Manager - Water Resilience
Shabna Seemamu
Program Associate - Urban Development
Shrimoyee Bhattacharya
Program Head - Urban Development
Shyny Sam
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Sucheta Mondal
Junior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Sudharsan Natraj Sivapiran
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Tintu Sebastian
Program Manager – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Varsha Nair
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Visakha G
Junior Program Associate
