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
Pawan Mulukutla
Executive Program Director - Integrated Transport, Clean Air and Hydrogen
Human Resources
Chaitra Mehra
Senior Manager - Human Resources
Operations
Sujatha Gopu
Senior Associate
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Apoorva Nandish
Senior Program Associate - MobiliseHER
Shivani Yadahalli
Junior Program Associate - Transport
Program Experts & Staff
Akshatha Hegde
Program Manager – Energy
Aloke Mukherjee
Manager - Cities and Transport
Ananya Srinivasan
Junior Program Associate - Climate, Economics, and Finance
Anindita Bhattacharjee
Program Communications Manager - Electric Mobility & Hydrogen
Anya George
Communications Manager
Apoorva R
Program Manager – Climate, Economics and Finance
Aravinda Devaraj
Senior Program Research Analyst — Sustainable Cities and Transport
Arpitha Lakshman
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Chandana K
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Deputy Program Director – Energy
Devadathan Biju
Program Associate - Climate, Economics & Finance
Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL
T.S. Gowthami
Program Manager – Energy
Harshitha Mruthyunjaya
Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Manju George
Senior Program Manager – MobiliseHer
Manojna Polisetty
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Namratha Murali
Senior Communications Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Pranusha Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate, Electric Mobility
Rahul Tiwari
Senior Program Associate – Air Quality
Rajeev Malagi
Program Manager - Urban Development
Rajit Bhat
Program Associate - Transport
Rejeet Mathews
Program Director - Urban Development
Rohan Rao
Program Lead – Electric Mobility
Shanmugam Darjibrother
Senior Associate - IT Operations
Sruthi Subbanna
Varun Jyothiprakash
Senior Program Manager – Climate, Economics and Finance
Vishwas M
Junior Program Associate–Sustainable Cities & Transport
Srinivas Alavilli
Program Senior Fellow – Sustainable Cities and Transport
