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
Nate Aden
Senior Associate
Sadof Alexander
Communications Manager, Cities4Forests
Melissa Barbanell
Director of U.S.-International Engagement at World Resources Institute
Lisa Beyer
Urban Water Infrastructure Manager
Lori Bird
Director, US Energy Program and Polsky Chair for Renewable Energy
Sage Burdge
Grants and Finance Specialist
Yidan Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Ke Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Alexander Dane
Senior Manager, Clean Energy Innovation & Partnerships
Carrie Dellesky
Program and Outreach Manager, Carbon Removal and Industrial Innovation
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Ella Dodson
Project Manager, TerraMatch, Global Restoration Initiative • Forests Program
Christopher M. Ede-Calton
Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
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
Sue Gander
Director, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ankita Gangotra
Associate II, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal, U.S. Climate Program
Todd Gartner
Director, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Zachary Greene
Senior Manager, Clean Energy
Yuchen Guo
Data Associate, Research, Data & Innovation, WRI China
Xiaoying Guo
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Lidia Henderson
Associate, School District Technical Assistance
Matt Herbert
Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US
Zhuohui Huang
Research Analyst , Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Joel Jaeger
Senior Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Xiaoqian Jiang
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Yuke Kirana
Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab
Dan Lashof
Director, WRI United States
Katie Lebling
Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization
Yating Li
Research Analyst, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Bo Li
Research Associate II
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Lu Lu
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI Chin
Christian Madera
Global Director for Digital Communications
Elise Mazur
GIS Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Jie Meng
Operations Manager, WRI China
Fatma Mohamed
Employee Relations Specialist
