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
Ibraheem Ameer
Policy Research Analyst
Sripathi Anirudh
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Baret Binatlı
Built Environment Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Xixi Chen
Manager, Clean Energy
Ahona Datta Gupta
Communications Manager, Energy, WRI India
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Akshatha Hegde
Senior Associate, Finance and Operations, WRI India
Bharath Jairaj
Director, Energy, WRI India
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Associate Director, Energy, WRI India
Sumedha Malaviya
Senior Manager, Energy Program, WRI India
Tirthankar Mandal
Head, Energy Policy, WRI India
Kajol
Manager, Energy, WRI India
Stephen Naimoli
Associate, Energy, Systems Change Lab
Uttara Narayan
Manager, Energy, WRI India
Almas Naseem
Project Communication Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Alex Perera
Deputy Director, Energy
Deepti Raj
Senior Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Lalit Sharma
Senior Project Associate, WRI India
Abhinav Sharma
Manager, Energy Program, WRI India
Sebastian Sterl
Senior Researcher, Clean Energy Transitions, WRI Africa
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Sandhya Sundararagavan
Lead – Energy Transitions, WRI India
Niharika Tagotra
Senior Research Specialist, Energy Program, WRI India
Bhavana Varma
Junior Program Associate, WRI India
Wei Wang
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Joseph Womble
Research Analyst II, U.S. Energy Program
