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
Rama Thoopal
Director, Communications
India Executive Office Members
Soham Kshirsagar
Senior Research Associate – CEO’s Office
Sustainable Cities & Transport
Abhishek Venkitaraman
Senior Program Associate-GIS
Jahnvi Sreedhar
Senior Program Associate, SBCC Specialist
Kaustubh Gosavi
Program Lead - Electric Mobility
Kishore Wankhade
Program Manager
Program Experts & Staff
Chetan Chounde
Program Manager - Urban Development
Abhishek Mahajan
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Aditya Khare
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Anushree Patil
Program Associate - Transport
Aparna Vijaykumar
Program Manager – Electric Mobility
Aravinda Devaraj
Senior Program Research Analyst — Sustainable Cities and Transport
Arpitha Lakshman
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Arun Krishnan
Program Director – Climate Finance
Arun Manohar
Senior Program Associate
Arvind Manickam
Program Manager – Transport
Avinash Dubedi
Program Head - Transport
Chaitali Patil
Senior Program Communications Associate
Chandana K
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Chetan Sodaye
Program Manager - Transport
Chintan Daftardar
Program Head – Transport
Deep Ponikar
Junior Program Associate – Sustainable Cities and Transport
Deepti Talpade
Program Lead - Urban Development and Resilience
Dhawal Ashar
Head - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Elezebeth Baiju
Program Associate – Childhood Friendly Cities
Fathima Husain
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Gopika Menon
Junior Program Associate–Sustainable Cities & Transport
Harshil Suresh
Senior Program Associate - Urban Innovations
Janhavi Mane
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Kaustubh Chuke
Senior Program Manager – Transport
Krishna Priya Poroori
Program Associate
Kshitija Pendharkar
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Laxman Singh
Program Communications Manager - Air Quality
Madhura Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Manju George
Senior Program Manager – MobiliseHer
Mukta Salunkhe
Senior Program Associate - Urban Development
Namratha Murali
Senior Communications Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Neha Shigwan
Program Associate - Urban Climate Resilience
Pavithra T S
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Praseeda Mukundan
Program Manager – Urban Development
