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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Program Experts & Staff
Preeti Kumari
Program Associate
Puneet Khandelwal
Program Head – Utilities & Finance, Energy
Pursungit Aier
Program Associate - Energy
Rachel Aier
Program Associate - Energy
Rishikesh Mishra
Program Manager - Energy
Rumpa Banerjee
Senior Program Communications Associate – Energy
Rushabh Soni
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Saumya Vaishnava
Research Fellow – Transmission, Planning and Utilities
Shivani Shah
Senior Program Communications Manager – Energy
Shreya Mittal
Senior Program Associate – Offshore Wind Energy
Shyny Sam
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Srishti Kochhar
Program Lead – Strategy and Program Management, Energy
Sumedha Malaviya
Program Head – Building Decarbonization
Tirthankar Mandal
Associate Program Director – Energy
Vagisha Nandan
Senior Program Associate
Vaibhav Pahel
Program Communications Associate - Energy
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Senior Program Associate - Energy
Visakha G
Junior Program Associate
Yash Sharma
Program Research Analyst
