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
Nikita Luke
Senior Project Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sana Madhav
Associate Budget Analyst, WRI India
Srikant Mahanty
Senior Manager, Global Communications
Anjali Mahendra
Director of Global Research, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sangeeta Maini
HR Operations Manager, Human Resources
Sumedha Malaviya
Senior Manager, Energy Program, WRI India
Aakash Malik
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Devika Malvankar
International HR Partner, WRI India
Tirthankar Mandal
Head, Energy Policy, WRI India
Marc Manyifika
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program
Gautam Mathur
Remote Sensing, Data Science Intern
Priyanka Mewal
Technical Advisor, Global Operations, WRI India
Khabir Mirzakhail
Training Manager, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Managing for Results
Thacien Munyamahame
Community Coordinator, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Bernadette Muteteri
Fund Manager, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Gilbert Muvunankiko
Communications Manager, Restoration, WRI Africa
Kajol
Manager, Energy, WRI India
Mona Nabi
Project and Finance Specialist, Center for Equitable Development
T Nandakumar
Senior Fellow, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI India
Uttara Narayan
Manager, Energy, WRI India
Almas Naseem
Project Communication Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Jackson Ndera
Portfolio Specialist for Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, TerraFund for AFR100, WRI Africa
Jean Marie Ntakirutimana
Portfolio Specialist, TerraFund for AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Arun Panda
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Manish Dutta Pandey
Manager, Electric Mobility, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bibhu Panigrahi
Enterprise Architect, Global Operations
Apoorva R
Manager, Climate Program, WRI India
Sony R.K.
Senior Manager, Sustainable Landscapes & Restoration, WRI India
Deepti Raj
Senior Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Anand Ramachandran
Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India
Radhika Rao
Research Associate
Devashree Saha
Director, US Clean Energy Economy Program
Sarah Sarkar
Digital Specialist, Food Program
Sangeetha Sarma
Head of Communications, P4G
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
