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.

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251 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Daria Castro

Executive Assistant to the Chief People Officer

Daria Castro.

Imane Chafiq

Country Engagement Specialist

Imane Chafiq

Shabana Charaniya

Fundraising Manager, Food and Water Programme

Shabana Charaniya

Anderson Ngowa

Finance Associate, Energy Access

Anderson Chembe.

Brian Chitala

Investment Specialist

Brian Chitala

Susan Chomba

Director of Vital Landscapes, WRI Africa

Susan Chomba

Micaela Cole

Partnerships and Coalition Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition

Micaela Cole.

Juliana Costa

Social Media and Digital Marketing Associate

Juliana Costa.

Rebecca Coyle

Employee Relations Advisor

Rebecca Coyle

Aline D'Ormesson

Senior Development Manager, FOLU

Aline D'Ormesson.

Nii Darko Darko

Research Analyst II, Cities Program, WRI Africa

Edward Davey

Head, World Resources Institute Europe UK Office; Senior Advisor, Food and Land Use Coalition; Advisor, New Economy for the Amazon and Congo Basin

Edward Davey

Caroline de Bruin

Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations

Caroline de Bruin.

Gerwin De Roy

Events Manager

Gerwin De Roy

Janneke de Vries

Head of The Hague regional office and Director of European Partnerships

Janneke de Vries

Yared Deme

Research Analyst, International Climate Action, WRI Africa

Yared Abera Deme

Kiranjeet Dhillon

Executive Assistant, Heads of the London and Hague Offices

Kiranjeet Dhillon

Bukaba Dieudonne

PMEL Specialist

Bukaba Dieudonne

Helen Ding

Senior Economist

Phanuella Djanteng

Congo Basin Engagement Associate, Global Forest Watch, WRI Africa

Phanuella Djanteng.

Achille Djeagou Tchoffo

Congo Bassin Coordinator, Open Timber Portal, Congo Basin

Achille Djeagou Tchoffo

Amy Dobbs

WRI Europe Operations Manager

Héctor Miguel Donado

Research and Project Manager

Hector Miguel Donado.

Bridgit Donnelly

Data Infrastructure Product Manager, Data Lab

Bridgit Donnelly.

Lucia Duran Aguado

Operations Coordinator, WRI Europe

Alexandra Eastham

Project Specialist, Regen10, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)

Alexandra Eastham.

Assefa Edessa

Grants and Finance Specialist

Assefa Edessa

Olaf Erenstein

Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe

Olaf Erenstein.

Florença Fantinel

UX/UI Designer, Data Lab

Florenca Fantinel

Ifrah Farah

Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa

Ifrah Farah

Beakal Fasil

Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa

Beakal Fasil

Aklilu Fikresilassie

Director, Thriving Resilient Cities, WRI Africa; Representative of WRI in Ethiopia

Aklilu Fikresilassie.

Luke Foddy

Communications Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Luke Foddy

Abigail Frankfort

Project Manager, Blue Food

Abigail Frankfort

Samuel Gaturu

Project Specialist and Coordinator, Vital Landscapes Program, WRI Africa

Samuel Gaturu.

Amanda Gcanga

Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst

Amanda Gcanga

Sarah George

Global Communications and Media Manager, Energy

Sarah George

Despina Gkotsidou

Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio

Despina Gkotsidou.

Mrunmayee Godbole

Global Operations Manager

Mrunmayee Godbole

Eleanor Good

HR Officer, WRI Europe

Eleanor Good