Experts & Staff
WRI brings together nearly 1,900 staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as food and land use, energy, cities, economics, finance, governance and more. Our staff and researchers work globally and in 12 focus countries 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.
Program Experts & Staff
Radhika Rao
Research Associate
Muzhgan Sadat
Finance and Operations Specialist, Nature Crime Alliance
Devashree Saha
Director, US Clean Energy Economy Program
Sarah Sarkar
Digital Specialist, Food Program
Sangeetha Sarma
Head of Communications, P4G
Angela Scafidi
Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab
Ashni Shah
Grants and Finance Specialist II - Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lalit Sharma
Senior Project Associate, WRI India
Abhinav Sharma
Manager, Energy Program, WRI India
Vaibhav Shrivastava
Senior Project Associate, GeoAnalytics, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Yash Singh
Program Associate, Sustainable Cities, WRI India
Neelam Singh
Senior Associate, Global Climate Program
Anupama Sivan
Head - Coordination, Executive Office, WRI India
Smriti Singh
Research and Engagement Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Shailesh Sreedharan
Global Operations Director
Sebastian Sterl
Senior Researcher, Clean Energy Transitions, WRI Africa
Karunya Subramanian
Research Analyst, UrbanShift
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Sandhya Sundararagavan
Lead – Energy Transitions, WRI India
Sabareesh Suresh
Senior Program Associate, Climate Resilience, WRI India
Pushpanjali Surya
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources
Prathna T.C.
Manager, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Niharika Tagotra
Senior Research Specialist, Energy Program, WRI India
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
John Thoppil
Manager, Global Operations
Ayushi Trivedi
Research Associate, Gender and Social Equity
Vandana Tyagi
Senior Project Associate, Air Quality, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Lourenço Valentini
Urban Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bhavana Varma
Junior Program Associate, WRI India
Vivek Venkataramani
Senior Manager, Climate Resilience Practice
Ke Wang
Strategy Lead, Energy Materials and Circularity
Mende Thuji Yangden
Researcher and Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion Coordinator, Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Camilla Zanetti
Urban Mobility Research Assistant, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vijay Anadkat
Fellow - Urban Transport, WRI India Sustainable Cities
