Experts & Staff
WRI’s experts are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as food and land use, energy, cities, climate, economics, finance, governance and more. Our more than 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Program Experts & Staff
Saketan Anand
Restoration Finance and Analysis Intern
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Kanchana Balasubramanian
Data Science and Remote Sensing Intern, Global Restoration Initiative
Radha Chanchani
Senior Manager, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport
Rohit Eswar Phutane
Manager, Learning and Development
Madhavi Ganeshan
Chief of Staff, Executive Office
Swati Hegde
Global Manager, Agricultural Methane
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mohan Kamasani
Junior Operations Associate, WRI India
Ajith Kasaragod
Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Vishant Kothari
Senior Manager, School Bus Electrification and Battery Circularity, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Nikita Luke
Project Manager, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Arun Panda
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Anand Ramachandran
Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India
Radhika Rao
Research Associate II, Restoration Finance and Outcome Buyer Engagement, Global Restoration Initiative
Sangeetha Sarma
Director of Communications and Engagement
Pushpanjali Surya
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources
John Thoppil
Associate Director, Global Operations
