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

Chetan Chounde

Program Manager - Urban Development 

Chetan Chounde

Abhishek Mahajan

Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Aditya Khare

Program Associate - Geo Analytics

Anushree Patil

Program Associate - Transport

Chaitali Patil

Senior Program Communications Associate

Deepti Talpade

Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience

Dhawal Ashar

Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Kaustubh Chuke

Senior Program Manager – Transport

Laxman Singh

Program Communications Manager - Air Quality

Mukta Salunkhe

Senior Program Associate - Urban Development

Nandini Chandrasekaran

Senior Program Manager - Transport

Neha Shigwan

Program Associate - Urban Climate Resilience

Rohit Lahoti

Program Manager - Urban Development

Sai Malvankar

Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport

Sai M.

Sayali Lokare

Senior Program Associate - Flood Resilience