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
Ulka Kelkar
Executive Program Director - Climate, Economics & Finance
Sonal Karia
Director, Operations
India Executive Office Members
Bianca Kapur
Senior Associate – Innovation
Himanshu Gaydhani
Research Associate – CEO's Office
Nirmala Mathew
Senior Manager, Executive Office
Soham Kshirsagar
Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office
Human Resources
Laveena Lobo
Manager - Human Resources
Operations
Anish Shetty
Junior Associate – HR Operations
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Avirat Inamdar
Senior Program Manager
Kartik Gurjar
Program Associate
Kaustubh Gosavi
Program Lead - Electric Mobility
Kishore Wankhade
Program Manager
Pramada Jagtap
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities and Transport
Shrey Sanghavi
Senior Program Associate - Hydrogen
Sonal Ganvir
Junior Program Associate
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
Amrut Chavan
Associate–Facilities
Anar Bhatt
Program Manager - Food Loss and Waste
Anisha Lalvani
Senior Associate – Core Communications
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
Ashwini Chitnis
Program Head, Clean Energy Supply
Ashwini Hingne
Associate Program Director - Climate, Economics and Finance
Avinash Dubedi
Program Head - Transport
Bhakti G
Senior Program Associate – Private Sector Engagement
Bhanu Khanna
Senior Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Chaitali Patil
Senior Program Communications Associate
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Program Research Specialist
Chandana K
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Chetan Sodaye
Program Manager - Transport
Chintan Daftardar
Program Head – Transport
Deep Ponikar
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities and Transport
Deepti Talpade
Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Esli Ayeetus
Associate – Budget Analyst
Gauri Atre
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics & Finance
