Experts & Staff
WRI brings together nearly 1,900 staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as food and land use, energy, cities, economics, finance, governance and more. Our staff and researchers work globally and in 12 focus countries to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, and to stabilize the climate and build resilient communities. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Program Experts & Staff
Bernadette Arakwiye
Senior Manager, Africa Land Restoration Programs
Yidan Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Ke Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Xiaoyu Fan
Research Analyst, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Li Fang
Country Director, WRI China
Liu Fengwei
FOLU China Director, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Yuchen Guo
Data Associate, Research, Data & Innovation, WRI China
Xiaoying Guo
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Zhuohui Huang
Research Analyst , Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Xiaoqian Jiang
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Gloria Kantengwa
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Yating Li
Research Analyst, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Zoe Liu
Office Assistant, WRI China
Lu Lu
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI Chin
Marc Manyifika
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program
Jie Meng
Operations Manager, WRI China
Thacien Munyamahame
Community Coordinator, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Bernadette Muteteri
Fund Manager, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Gilbert Muvunankiko
Communications Manager, Restoration, WRI Africa
Jackson Ndera
Portfolio Specialist for Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, TerraFund for AFR100, WRI Africa
Jean Marie Ntakirutimana
Portfolio Specialist, TerraFund for AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Haigang Pei
Research Assistant, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Shiyong Qiu
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Zhufang Shi
Development Manager, WRI China
Tingting Sun
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) Manager, WRI China
Assumpta Uzamukunda
Rwanda Restoration Research Associate
Jian Wan
Research Associate, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Ke Wang
Strategy Lead, Energy Materials and Circularity
Yan Wang
Research Analyst, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Wei Wang
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Wenyi Xi
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Yajing Xin
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Jinghan Xu
Communications Manager, WRI China
Shengnian Xu
Research Associate, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Lulu Xue
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
