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
Rama Thoopal
Director, Communications
Program Experts & Staff
Aparna Vijaykumar
Program Manager – Electric Mobility
Aravinda Devaraj
Senior Program Research Analyst — Sustainable Cities and Transport
Arun Manohar
Senior Program Associate
Arvind Manickam
Program Manager – Transport
Fathima Husain
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate
Manju George
Senior Program Manager – MobiliseHer
Pavithra T S
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Praseeda Mukundan
Program Manager – Urban Development
Priya Narayanan
Program Manager - Urban Development
Raj Bhagat Palanichamy
Senior Program Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Sowmya M
Program Associate - Transport
Sudharsan Natraj Sivapiran
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Tintu Sebastian
Program Manager – Sustainable Cities & Transport
