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.
Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
India Executive Team
Bharath Jairaj
Executive Director - Energy
Program Experts & Staff
Abdul Khalid
Senior Program Associate – Energy
Abhinav Sharma
Program Manager - Energy
Abhishek Bhardwaj
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Ahona Datta Gupta
Senior Program Communications Manager – Energy
Akshatha Hegde
Program Manager – Energy
Alisha Abraham
Senior Program Associate – Energy Efficiency
Ambuj Adhwaryu
Program Manager - Energy
Amit Kumar
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Amitesh Sirvaiya
Program Manager – Power Sector
Amittosh Pandey
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Dr. Anjali Singh
Program Lead - Energy Minerals and Circularity
Arundhita Bhanjdeo
Senior Program Research Specialist - Energy for Equitable Development
Ashim Roy
Program Lead - Energy Finance
Ashwini Chitnis
Program Head, Clean Energy Supply
Baalaji Ravichandran
Senior Program Associate – Offshore Wind Energy
Bhakti G
Senior Program Associate – Private Sector Engagement
Chandana Sasidharan
Program Research Fellow – Energy
Deepak Tewari
Program Research Fellow – Energy
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Deputy Program Director – Energy
Dheeraj Kumar Gupta
Program Manager - Energy
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Program Manager – Energy
Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL
Geetika Gupta
Program Manager – Energy
T.S. Gowthami
Program Manager – Energy
Harish Palani
Senior Program Research Specialist – Energy
Harsha Meenawat
Head – Energy and Development
Heleena Christian
Program Manager – Wind Energy
Hemakshi Malik
Program Associate – Energy for Equitable Development
Himanshu Tyagi
Senior Program Research Specialist – Energy
Ijas M A
Senior Program Research Associate – Energy Transitions
Jayashree Devi
Senior Program Associate – Energy
Jyoti Sharma
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Kajal Singh
Junior Program Research Analyst
Kartheek NGR
Senior Program Manager – Industrial Decarbonization
Krishan Gopal Sharma
Program Manager - Energy
Lanvin Concessao
Program Manager – Energy
Mahavir Singh
Senior Program Research Associate-Energy Modelling
Masfick Hazarika
Program Manager – Energy
Nehemia Infimate
Senior Program Associate - Energy
