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
Tri Ana Affini
Project Operations Specialist, WRI Indonesia
Sadof Alexander
Communications Manager, Cities4Forests
Mohammad Ali
Operations Associate, US Climate Program
Firda Astriyani
Facilities, Procurement And Office Manager, WRI Indonesia
Bukti Bagja
Supply Chain and Livelihood Transformation Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Melissa Barbanell
Director of U.S.-International Engagement at World Resources Institute
Lisa Beyer
Senior Manager, Nature for Urban Resilience
Lori Bird
Director, US Energy Program and Polsky Chair for Renewable Energy
Phillip Burgoyne-Allen
Technical Assistance & Policy Implementation Manager, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kat Carroll
U.S. Energy Research Analyst
Kenny Cetera
Wahana Riset Indonesia Researcher, Forest Legality Initiative
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Alyssa Curran
E-Mobility Financial Solutions and Equity Research Associate
Alexander Dane
Senior Manager, Clean Energy Innovation & Partnerships
Carrie Dellesky
Program and Outreach Manager, Carbon Removal and Industrial Innovation
Christopher M. Ede-Calton
Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Rizky Firmansyah
Senior Research Analyst for Nature and Food System, WRI Indonesia
Sue Gander
Director, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ankita Gangotra
Senior Manager, Industrial Decarbonization
Todd Gartner
Director, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Zachary Greene
Senior Manager, Clean Energy
Hidayah Hamzah
Manager For National Plastic Action Partnership, WRI Indonesia
Sakinah Ummu Haniy
Communications Assistant, WRI Indonesia
Tomi Haryadi
Director for Food, Land and Water (FLW) Program, WRI Indonesia
Matt Herbert
Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US
Rakhmat Hidayat
Sumatra Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Joel Jaeger
Senior Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Julia Kalmirah
Papua Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Martha Triasih Karafir
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, WRI Indonesia
Gina Karina
Food And Land Use (FOLU) Manager, WRI Indonesia
Bunga Karnisa Goib
Community Coordinator For National Plastic Action Partnership And Restoration, WRI Indonesia
Yuke Kirana
Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab
Lara Kowalcyk
School Bus Electrification Intern
Dan Lashof
Director, WRI United States
Katie Lebling
Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization
Heriza Leni
Monitoring, Reporting And Data Management Coordinator, WRI Indonesia
Haley Leslie-Bole
Manager, US Lands and Climate
Ary Lesmana
Head of Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, WRI Indonesia
