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.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
Sofia Ahmed
Research Associate, WRI Africa
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Bemnet Amanuale
Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Sripathi Anirudh
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Gagandeep Bajwa
Lead – Human Resources, WRI India
Mirza Firoz Beg
Head, Equity & Poverty, CEO's Office, WRI India
Abiyot Dagne Belay
Research Associate, WRI Africa
Laura Bulbena Janer
Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI Colombia
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Research Analyst, Climate Resilience Practice
Radha Chanchani
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport
Purnanjali Chandra
Project Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Anupama Choudhary
Manager, Cognos BI Analyst/Financial Reports
Kaustubh Chuke
Manager, Sustainable Cities & Transport, WRI India
Nii Darko Darko
Research Analyst II, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Ahona Datta Gupta
Communications Manager, Energy, WRI India
Anamika Dutt
Manager, PMEL, Energy Program, WRI India
Rohit Eswar
Training and Development Coordinator, WRI India
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Aklilu Fikresilassie
Director, Thriving Resilient Cities, WRI Africa; Representative of WRI in Ethiopia
Nidhi Gupta
Senior Manager, Global Operations
Geetika Gupta
Manager, Energy Program, WRI India
Akshatha Hegde
Senior Associate, Finance and Operations, WRI India
Bharath Jairaj
Director, Energy, WRI India
Gopal Kadekodi
Senior Fellow, Economics Centre, WRI India
Mohan Kamasani
Junior Operations Associate, WRI India
Ajith Kasaragod
Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India
Jessica Kisner
Road Safety Manager, WRI Colombia, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Associate Director, Energy, WRI India
Madhura Kulkarni
Senior Project Associate — Sustainable Cities & Transport, WRI India
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Amit Kumar
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Ritesh Kumar
Program Associate, Air Quality, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Aarathi Kumar
Senior Project Associate, WRI India
