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Amit Prothi

Director General

Amit Prothi is the Director General of CDRI and a global expert in urban planning, climate adaptation, and resilient infrastructure solutions.

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Senior Leadership

Team

Abhijeet Datey

Abhijeet Datey 

Lead Specialist

Research

Abhimanyu Bhatia

Abhimanyu Bhatia

Specialist

Partnerships

Adishree Panda

Adishree Panda 

Female
Sr. Specialist

Capacity Development

Aishwarya Narendra

Aishwarya Narendr

Female
Specialist

Research

Aishwarya Pillai

Aishwarya Pillai

Female
Lead Specialist

Regional Portfolio Team

Aishwarya Raj

Aishwarya Raj

Female
Sr. Specialist

Biennial Report

Akash Mishra

Akash Mishra

Specialist

Financial Sector

Alexander Gray 

Alexander Gray 

Lead Specialist

Fund Management

Amarnath Shukla

Amarnath Shukla

Sr. Specialist

Information Technology

Amit Tripathi

Amit Tripathi

Lead Specialist

Energy Sector Resilience

Amrutha-balan

Amrutha Balan

Female
Specialist

Regional Portfolio Team

Anand-kumar

Anand Kumar

Consultant

Administration Services

Andres-humberto-cruz-materon 

Andres Cruz Materon 

Sr. Specialist

Regional Portfolio Team

Anshul Yadav

Anshul Yadav

Lead Specialist

Telecommunication Sector Resilience

Arighna-mitra

Arighna Mitra

Specialist

Advocacy

Arun Sahdeo

Arun Sahdeo

Consultant

Project Management Advisor

Venkata-avinash-adavikolanu 

Avinash Venkata

Specialist

Knowledge Management

Avril Alexander

Avril Alexander 

Female
Sr. Specialist

Regional Portfolio Team

Brenda-mugucia

Brenda Wanjiru Mugucia 

Female
Lead Specialist

Procurement

Chandan-bhimrao -yakapur 

Chandan Bhimrao Yakapur 

Sr. Specialist

Partnerships & External Relations

Charmaine-johannes

Charmaine Johannes 

Female
Consultant

Executive Assistant

Deepak rawat

Deepak Rawat

Sr. Specialist

Procurement

Deepali Mann

Deepali Mann 

Female
Specialist

Partnerships

Dibyendu Sengupta

Dibyendu Sengupta 

Lead Specialist

Transport Sector Resilience

Diwakar-sharma

Diwakar Sharma

Manager

Administration Services

Filimoni Tagicakibau 

Filimoni Tagicakibau 

Sr. Specialist

Regional Portfolio Team

Gayatri Khanna

Gayatri Khanna 

Female
Consultant

Program Planning, MEL & GEDSI

Hiroko Massey

Hiroko Massey

Female
Head

IRAF Fund Management Unit

Isha Khurana

Isha Khurana

Female
Sr. Specialist

Legal, Risk & Compliance

Itishree-sahoo

Itishree Sahoo

Female
Specialist

Fund M&E

Jessica-mosahari

Jessica Mosahari

Female
Sr. Specialist

Advocacy

Jismi-joseph

Jismi Joseph

Female
Specialist

Regional Portfolio Team

Jun-hada

Jun Hada

Female
Sr. Specialist

Urban Sector Resilience

Jyoti-jarial

Jyoti Jarial

Female
Sr. Manager

People & Talent

Kalyan Verma

Kalyan Verma 

Specialist

Regional Portfolio Specialist

Kiran-gowda-ks 

Kiran Gowda K.S.

Sr. Specialist

Transport Sector Resilience

Kiran Sabbineni

Kiran Sabbineni 

Lead Specialist

Energy Sector Resilience

Kopal Verma

Kopal Verma

Female
Specialist

Advocacy

Mallika-srinivasan

Mallika Srinivasan

Female
Lead Specialist

Media & Communications

Naresh-kumar-mehta

Naresh Kumar Mehta 

Consultant

Protocol

Neha-nand-bhatia

Neha Nand Bhatia 

Female
Sr. Specialist

Fund Management

Nicolas Ziv

Nicolas Ziv

Lead Specialist

Transport Sector Resilience

Nishant Sharma

Nishant Sharma

Specialist

Media & Communications

Nony-gupta

Nony Gupta

Female
Specialist

Training & Capacity Development

Deepali Mann

P. Lalita Sowmya Priya 

Female
Consultant

Legal, Risk & Compliance

Parinita Baruah

Parinita Baruah 

Female
Consultant

Research

Pawan Kumar Umrao

Pawan Kumar Umrao 

Specialist

Information Technology

Payal Bhatnagar

Payal Bhatnagar

Female
Sr. Specialist

Communications

Puneet-kumar-mehta

Puneet Kumar Mehra 

Sr. Specialist

Creative Solutions

Rahul Gupta

Rahul Gupta

Assistant Manager

Procurement

Raina-singh

Raina Singh

Female
Lead Specialist

Capacity Development

Raj-vikram-singh

Raj Vikram Singh

Sr. Specialist

Disaster Risk Financing

Rajita-agarwal

Rajita Agarwal

Female
Deputy Director

Finance & Accounts

Rana-divyank-chaudhary 

Rana Divyank Chaudhary 

Sr. Specialist

International Processes

Ranjeet-kumar

Ranjeet Kumar

Manager

Events

Ratnesh-kumar

Ratnesh Kumar

Lead Specialist

Knowledge Management

Renu-bhardwaj

Renu Bhardwaj

Female
Assistant Manager

Administration Services

Rhea-sunil-shah 

Rhea Sunil Shah 

Female
Consultant

Urban Sector Resilience

Ritu Khurana

Ritu Khurana

Female
Sr. Executive Assistant

DG Office

Rohit Rawat

Rohit Rawat

Associate

Information Technology

Saber Masoomi

Saber Masoomi 

Lead Specialist

Water Sector Resilience

Sailas Nyareza

Sailas Nyareza 

Sr. Specialist

Knowledge Management

Sakshi Chadha Dasgupta 

Sakshi Chadha Dasgupta 

Female
Lead

Regional Portfolio Team

Sangay Chophel

Sangay Chophel 

Lead

Regional Portfolio Team

Sarga Gireesan Sujaya

Sarga Gireesan Sujaya 

Female
Specialist

Urban Sector Resilience

Shabnam Parveen

Shabnam Parveen

Female
Assistant Manager

Human Resources

Shashwat Raj

Shashwat Raj

Sr. Specialist

Fund Communications

Sherry Joseph

Sherry Joseph

Consultant

Fund Management Support

Shivam

Shivam

Consultant

Accounts

Shreya Bhatt

Shreya Bhatt

Female
Consultant

Translator (Spanish)
Communications

Shriya Rai

Shriya Rai

Female
Specialist

Partnerships

Shubham Kashyap

Shubham Kashyap

Consultant

Translator (French)
Communications

Smita-chakravarty

Smita Chakravarty

Female
Specialist

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

Suchismita Mukhopadhyay

Suchismita Mukhopadhyay

Female
Lead Specialist

Advocacy

Susan Thomas

Susan Thomas

Female
Sr. Specialist

Media & Communications

Sushant Sharma 

Sushant Sharma 

Sr. Specialist

Capacity Development

Venkata Subrahmanyam Sanga

SV Subrahmanyam

Sr. Manager

Finance

Swati Jamwal

Swati Jamwal

Female
Front Office Executive
Uday Kumar Empati

Uday Kumar Empati 

Specialist

Technical Studies

Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar

Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar

Consultant

Urban Sector Resilience

Vinshi-raj

Vinshi Raj

Female
Specialist

Technical Studies

Viraj Desai

Viraj Desai

Consultant

Media & Communications

Vitumbiko Chinoko

Vitumbiko Chinoko 

Lead Specialist

International Processes

Wasi-md-alam

Wasi Md Alam 

Sr. Specialist

Capacity Development

Aishwarya Pillai

Lead Specialist

Alpana heads institutional partnerships, governance, and resource mobilization at CDRI, advancing cross-sector collaborations that drive resilient infrastructure programming across Member Countries and organizations. With over 25 years of experience spanning international development, global health, and the non-profit sector, she brings deep expertise in fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and delivering strategic change. 

At CDRI, Alpana has been pivotal in forging strategic alliances with governments, international organizations, and philanthropies. She also plays a key role in fortifying institutional systems and board governance mechanisms as the Coalition transitions into an international organization. 

Before joining CDRI, Alpana held senior leadership roles at The George Institute for Global Health, Plan India, WaterAid India, and SOS Children’s Villages, leading institutional fundraising and cultivating strategic partnerships for social impact. 

She holds a Master’s in Finance & Control from Aligarh Muslim University and completed Executive Education at Harvard Business School (CSR India). Her work is driven by a commitment to building enduring, values-based partnerships that accelerate sustainable development outcomes. 

Aishwarya Pillai

Alpana Saha

Director, Partnerships, Governance, and Resource Mobilisation 

Alpana heads institutional partnerships, governance, and resource mobilization at CDRI, advancing cross-sector collaborations that drive resilient infrastructure programming across Member Countries and organizations. With over 25 years of experience spanning international development, global health, and the non-profit sector, she brings deep expertise in fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and delivering strategic change. 

At CDRI, Alpana has been pivotal in forging strategic alliances with governments, international organizations, and philanthropies. She also plays a key role in fortifying institutional systems and board governance mechanisms as the Coalition transitions into an international organization. 

Before joining CDRI, Alpana held senior leadership roles at The George Institute for Global Health, Plan India, WaterAid India, and SOS Children’s Villages, leading institutional fundraising and cultivating strategic partnerships for social impact. 

She holds a Master’s in Finance & Control from Aligarh Muslim University and completed Executive Education at Harvard Business School (CSR India). Her work is driven by a commitment to building enduring, values-based partnerships that accelerate sustainable development outcomes. 

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