Tirthankar Mandal is the Energy Policy Manager at WRI India, where he leads conversations on energy policy at the national level.Prior to joining WRI, Tirthankar worked as a climate and energy policy expert at WWF and CII. He is an experienced policy researcher and advocate, having worked with civil society, industry associations and governments in South Asian and South East Asian countries.He is an economist by profession and holds a M.Phil in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.