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
T Nandakumar
Senior Fellow, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI India
Arun Panda
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Bibhu Panigrahi
Enterprise Architect, Global Operations
Paras Paruthi
Senior Associate – Security & Reporting
Deepti Raj
Senior Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Khushal Rajpurohit
Accounts Operations Associate, WRI India
Anand Ramachandran
Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India
Radhika Rao
Research Associate II, Restoration Finance and Outcome Buyer Engagement, Global Restoration Initiative
Sudatta Ray
Technical Director, Global Clean Energy Economics, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Devashree Saha
Director, U.S. Clean Energy Economy Program, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Akansha Saklani
Data, AI and India Lead, Energy Access Explorer
Mridula Sarji
Junior Program Associate, WRI India
Sangeetha Sarma
Director of Communications and Engagement
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
Kriti Shah
Electric Vehicle Industry Intern
Ashni Shah
International Engagement and Compliance Manager
Rajat Shrestha
Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
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
Pushpanjali Surya
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources
John Thoppil
Associate Director, Global Operations
Ayushi Trivedi
Research Associate
Arushi Trivedy
HR Manager – Global Talent & Culture
Vandana Tyagi
Senior Project Associate, Air Quality, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Mende Thuji Yangden
Researcher and Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion Coordinator, Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vijay Anadkat
Fellow - Urban Transport, WRI India Sustainable Cities
