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
Niharika Tagotra
Senior Program Research Analyst – Energy
Nikhil Kumar
Nikita
Program Associate – Development
Nikita Pal
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Nileena Sankarankutty
Program Communications Manager - Geo Analytics
Nitisha Singh
Program Communications Associate - Air Quality
Nitya Sharma
Program Manager - Food Loss and Waste
Nivedita Cholayil
Senior Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Nupur Kulkarni
Program Manager - Food, Land and Water
Dr. O.P. Agarwal
Oindrila Basu
Senior Program Research Analyst
Ojas Shetty
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Pamli Deka
Head - Energy Transition Finance
Paramjeet Chawla
Senior Program Manager - Urban Economic Development
Paresh Parab
Program Manager - Restoration Planning and Implementation
Dr. Parveen Kumar
Program Head - Sustainable Batteries
Paulami De
Junior Program Associate - GeoAnalytics
Pavan Ankonapalli
Program Lead - Urban Development
Pavithra T S
Program Associate - Geo Analytics
Piyush Tripathi
Manager - Communication - Climate, Economics and Finance
Pooja Yadav
Program Associate - Climate, Economics and Finance
Pooja Kothari
Senior Manager - Finance
Dr. Prakash Doraiswamy
Program Director – Air Quality
Pranav Garimella
Pranusha Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate, Electric Mobility
Praseeda Mukundan
Program Manager – Urban Development
Prashanth Varanasi
Senior Program Manager - Private Sector Engagement Specialist
Prateek Barapatre
Program Manager – Climate, Economics and Finance
Prateek Aggarwal
Senior Program Manager, MEL, Climate, Economics & Finance
Pratibha Singh
Senior Program Associate - Transport
Pravin Cherukuthota
Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Prayash Giria
Senior Program Manager – Sustainable Cities & Transport
Preeti Kumari
Program Associate
Prem Surya Dharmalingam
Program Research Analyst – Restoration finance
Prerna Vijaykumar Mehta
Associate Director - Urban Development
Priya Narayanan
Program Manager - Urban Development
Priya Bansal
Senior Program Associate - Electric Mobility
Priyal Shah
Program Manager - Climate, Economics & Finance
Priyanka Sulkhlan
Puneet Khandelwal
Program Head – Utilities & Finance, Energy
