Experts & Staff
WRI brings together 1,400 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
56 Featured Experts
Leadership
Leadership
Leo Horn-Phathanothai
Head, WRI UK Office; and Director, Strategy and Partnerships, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Leadership
Edward Davey
International Engagement Director, Food and Land Use Coalition; Co-Director, WRI UK
Program Experts & Staff
Nate Aden
Senior Associate, Business Center
Becky Atkins
Product Manager, Research, Data and Innovation
Sophie Attwood
Senior Behavioural Scientist, Sustainable Diets
Courtnae Bailey
Associate, Adaptation Finance
Jonathan Baines
Ocean Data Manager, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Melissa Barbanell
Director, US-International Engagement
Pandora Batra
Strategic Engagement Manager, Climate Program / WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Clare Brennan
Operations and Events Manager, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Liz Bridgwater
Research Analyst II
Selma Christensen
Project and Communications Intern, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Alexander Dane
Senior Manager, Clean Energy Innovation & Partnerships
Carrie Dellesky
Program and Outreach Manager, Carbon Removal and Industrial Innovation
Amy Dobbs
WRI Europe Operations Officer
Christopher M. Ede-Calton
Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
John Feldmann
Research Analyst II, WRI United States
Nicola Frost
Deputy Director of the Ocean Program and Deputy Head of Secretariat for the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
Christina Gallagher
Grants and Finance Specialist II, Ocean Program
Todd Gartner
Director, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure
Morgan Gillespy
Programme Director, Food and Land Use Coalition
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Analyst II, Energy Program
Liz Goodwin
Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste
Catlyne Haddaoui
Research Manager, National Climate Action
Matt Herbert
Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US
Edwina Hughes
Head, the Cool Food Pledge
Jake Ireland
Communications Specialist, FOLU
Joel Jaeger
Research Associate II, Climate Program
Micheline Khan
Program Associate, Ocean Program
Yuke Kirana
Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab
Katie Lebling
Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization
Katie McCoshan
International Engagement Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition
Amy Meyer
Manager, WRI's Center for Sustainable Business
Klara Nilsson
Communications Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition
Eliza Northrop
Senior Associate, Policy Lead – Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Katherine Pedder
Communications and Research Assistant, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Maria Potouroglou
Program Associate, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
