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.
Global Executive Team











Shailesh Sreedharan
Global Operations Director


Program Experts & Staff
Hanna Abate
Program Coordinator, Managing for Results

Hafidz Abdillah
Air Quality and Climate Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia

Pollyana Abreu
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa

Bashaa'ir Abul-Qasim
Help Desk Support Analyst

Alejandra Achury
Research Analyst, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa

William Addo
Enterprise Investment Manager, Restore Local

Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities

Alvin Adu-Asare
GIS Research Associate, WRI Africa

Teite Adukeh
Digital Communications and Marketing Specialist, Ocean Program

Gemasakti Adzan
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Tri Ana Affini
Project Operations Specialist, WRI Indonesia

Muhammad Zayyanul Afwani
GIS Research Analyst

Alemayehu Agizew
GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer

Sofia Ahmed
Research Associate, WRI Africa
Bhawna Ahuja
Manager, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India

Kyla Aiuto
Scope 2 Manager, Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Ruchi Ajmera
Field Accountant, Global Operations

Beryl Ajwang
Food Loss and Waste Associate, WRI Africa

Shazabe Akhtar
Research Analyst, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Türkiye

Yelena Akopian
Communications Manager, New Climate Economy

Natalia Akopian
Policy & Government Affairs Associate

Jonathan Akpapunam
Development Operations Specialist

Natalia Alayza
Climate Finance Manager

Camila Bellaver Alberti
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
