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
Program Experts & Staff
Abhinand Gopal Pulijala
Senior Program Communications Associate - Geo Analytics
Anindita Bhattacharjee
Program Communications Manager - Electric Mobility & Hydrogen
Anuraag Nallapaneni
Program Lead - Hydrogen
Arvind Manickam
Program Manager – Transport
Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance
Chaitanya Kanuri
Associate Director - Electric Mobility
Chandana K
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
T.S. Gowthami
Program Manager – Energy
Harish Palani
Senior Program Research Specialist – Energy
Harshitha Mruthyunjaya
Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Kartheek NGR
Senior Program Manager – Industrial Decarbonization
Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate
Manju George
Senior Program Manager – MobiliseHer
Manojna Polisetty
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Meghana Munagala
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Namratha Murali
Senior Communications Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Nanduri Prashanti
Pavan Ankonapalli
Program Lead - Urban Development
Pavithra T S
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Pranav Garimella
Prashanth Varanasi
Senior Program Manager - Private Sector Engagement Specialist
Pravin Cherukuthota
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Sahana Goswami
Senior Program Manager - Water Resilience
Sai Ratna Chaitanya Gurugubelli
Senior Research Analyst
Sai Ravichandra Gollavilli
Program Associate - Transport
Sri Pujitha Pukkella
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Supratheesh T
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Virajitha Chimalapati
Senior Research Analyst - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Vishwas M
Junior Program Associate–Sustainable Cities & Transport
Srinivas Alavilli
Program Senior Fellow – Sustainable Cities and Transport
