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
Bharath Jairaj
Executive Director - Energy
Program Experts & Staff
Ahona Datta Gupta
Senior Program Communications Manager – Energy
Akshatha Hegde
Program Manager – Energy
Alisha Abraham
Senior Program Associate – Energy Efficiency
Dr. Anjali Singh
Program Lead - Energy Minerals and Circularity
Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance
Baalaji Ravichandran
Senior Program Associate – Offshore Wind Energy
Bhakti G
Senior Program Associate – Private Sector Engagement
Chandana Sasidharan
Program Research Fellow – Energy
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Deputy Program Director – Energy
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Program Manager – Energy
Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL
T.S. Gowthami
Program Manager – Energy
Harish Palani
Senior Program Research Specialist – Energy
Ijas M A
Senior Program Research Associate – Energy Transitions
Kartheek NGR
Senior Program Manager – Industrial Decarbonization
Lanvin Concessao
Program Manager – Energy
Pamli Deka
Head - Energy Transition Finance
Prashanth Varanasi
Senior Program Manager - Private Sector Engagement Specialist
Preeti Kumari
Program Associate
Rushabh Soni
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Saumya Vaishnava
Research Fellow – Transmission, Planning and Utilities
Shivani Shah
Senior Program Communications Manager – Energy
Shyny Sam
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Sumedha Malaviya
Program Head – Building Decarbonization
Umesh Kumar Sharma Ramamoorthi
Senior Program Research Associate – Energy
Visakha G
Junior Program Associate
Yash Sharma
Program Research Analyst
