Nate Aden
Senior Associate, Business Center
Experts & Staff
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75 Featured Experts
Program Experts & Staff
Melissa Barbanell
Director, US-International Engagement
Lori Bird
Director, US Energy Program and Polsky Chair for Renewable Energy
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Alexander Dane
Senior Manager, Clean Energy Innovation & Partnerships
Christina DeConcini
Director, Government Affairs
Carrie Dellesky
Program and Outreach Manager, Carbon Removal and Industrial Innovation
Ruiyun Dou
Project Coordinator, Climate And Energy Program, WRI China
Christopher M. Ede-Calton
Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Li Fang
Country Director, WRI China
John Feldmann
Research Analyst II, WRI United States
Wee Kean Fong
Deputy Country Director, WRI China
Xiaotian Fu
Food And Natural Resources Program Director, WRI China
Ankita Gangotra
Associate II, Industrial Innovation, Climate Program
Todd Gartner
Director, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure
Rhys Gerholdt
Director of Communications & Media Strategy, Climate Program
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Analyst II, Energy Program
Taylor Harvey
Operations Manager - Executive Office
Karl Hausker
Senior Fellow
Yan He
Senior Human Resources Manager, WRI China
Matt Herbert
Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US
Alik Hinckson
Chief Financial Officer
Miao Hong
Director, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Sarah Huckins
Communications Manager I, GHG Protocol, Climate Program
Joel Jaeger
Research Associate II, Climate Program
Xiaoqian Jiang
Low Carbon Planning Project Manager, Climate And Energy Program, WRI China
Hannah Kemp
Urban Mobility Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kevin Kennedy
Senior Fellow, U.S. Climate Initiative
Yuke Kirana
Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab
Dan Lashof
Director, WRI United States
Katie Lebling
Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization
Serena Li
Research Lead, WRI's Center for Sustainable Business
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Guanying Liu
Research Analyst, Green Finance, WRI China
Zhe Liu
Director, Research, Data & Innovation, WRI China
Daizong Liu
Director, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities & Communications Director, WRI China
Lu Lu
Research Analyst II, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Christian Madera
Global Director for Digital Communications
Elise Mazur
GIS Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
