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
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Ajith Kasaragod
Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Srikant Mahanty
Senior Manager, Global Communications
T Nandakumar
Senior Fellow, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI India
Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sony R.K.
Senior Manager, Sustainable Landscapes & Restoration, WRI India
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Sabareesh Suresh
Senior Program Associate, Climate Resilience, WRI India
John Thoppil
Manager, Global Operations
Lourenço Valentini
Urban Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bhavana Varma
Junior Program Associate, WRI India