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

Liz Goodwin

Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste

Alexandre Grassigny

Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership

Waqaas Gulzar

Help Desk Support Analyst II, User Experience Lead UI/UX

Waqaas Gulzar.

Catlyne Haddaoui

Research Manager, National Climate Action

Elie Hakizumwami

DRC Country Manager

Jiregna Hirpa

Transport Planner, WRI Africa

Jiregna Hirpa

Celestin Hirwandame

Land Accelerator Manager, Restore Local Program, Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin

Celestin Hirwandame

Edwina Hughes

Head of partnerships and engagement, Food Initiatives

Edwina Hughes

Jessica Immelman

Customer Success Manager, Global Forest Watch Pro

Jessica Immelman

Benson Ireri

Africa Lead, Energy Access

Benson Ireri

Tsion Issayas

Senior Communications Manager, WRI Africa

Tsion Issayas

Max Jamieson

Global Lead, Integrated Climate Action, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Max Jamieson.

John Jaoko

Senior Crop Data Analyst, WRI Africa

John Jaoko.

Catherine Jarman

Impact and Reporting Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition

Catherine Jarman.

Henrieke Jonker

WRI Europe Liaison

Jubril Juma

Senior Product Manager, TerraMatch

Jubril Juma

Joyce Kabiru

Global Coordination Manager

Joyce Kabiru.

Samuel Kabiru

Manager, The Land Accelerator, WRI Africa

Samuel Kabiru

Daniel Kabtimer

Grants and Contracts Manager, WRI Africa

Daniel Kabtimer

Gloria Kantengwa

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist

Gloria Kantengwa.

Dorcas Karanja

Executive Assistant, WRI Africa

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Karaya Karugu

Enterprise Manager, AFR100

Karaya Karugu.

Adane Kebede

Nature based Solution Specialist

Adane Kebede

Jessica Kempner

Gender and Equity Lead, Clean Air Catalyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Jessica Kempner.

Kendie Kenmoe

Forest Atlas Technical Manager, Data Lab

Micheline Khan

Program Associate, Ocean Program

Micheline Khan

Reynolds Kihura

Data & Product Strategist, WRI Africa

Reynolds Kihura.

Joan Kimaiyo

MERL Associate, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa

Joan Kimaiyo.

Kimathi Ikiao

Senior Associate - Renewable Energy Finance & Investment

Kimathi Ikiao

Japheth Kipkirui

Electric Mobility Coordinator, WRI Africa

Japheth Kipkirui

Liz Kirk

Director, Knowledge Generation and Engagement (FOLU)

Liz Kirk.

Eric Lartey

Landscape Restoration Manager, Ghana Cocoa Belt

Eric Lartey

Marianne Lee

Planning, Adapting and Learning Associate

Marianne Lee

Alex Lee-Emery

Researcher, Our Ocean Conference

Alex Lee-Emery

Clarissa Lehne

Country Engagement Partner Manager, NDC Partnership

Clarissa Lehne.

Joaquim Leite

Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership

Caroline Lesser

Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations

Caroline Lesser

Mark Little

Lead, Food Loss and Waste Initiatives

Mark Little.

Santiago Londoño

Strategic Coordinator for Europe Executive Office

Santiago Londoño.

Deirdre Lynn

Operations Director, WRI Europe