Nate Aden
Senior Associate
Experts & Staff
WRI brings together nearly 1,800 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.
76 Featured Experts
Program Experts & Staff
Sadof Alexander
Communications Manager, Cities4Forests
Jenny Arthur
Head of Coolfood Membership Development
Oliver Ashford
Program Associate, Ocean Program
Arooj Asif
Executive Assistant, Managing Director for Global Delivery
Becky Atkins
Global Network Lead, Data Lab
Courtnae Bailey
Associate, Adaptation Finance
Jon Baines
Research Associate, Sustainable Ocean Economies
Jonathan Baines
Ocean Data Manager, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Melissa Barbanell
Director of U.S.-International Engagement at World Resources Institute
Pandora Batra
Strategic Engagement Manager, Climate Program / WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Scarlett Benson
Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Lead, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) / Director of Standards, FOLU
Lisa Beyer
Urban Water Infrastructure Manager
Lori Bird
Director, US Energy Program and Polsky Chair for Renewable Energy
Clare Brennan
Senior Operations and Engagement Manager
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Aline D'Ormesson
Senior Development Manager, FOLU
Alexander Dane
Senior Manager, Clean Energy Innovation & Partnerships
Edward Leo Davey
Head, World Resources Institute, UK; Partnerships Director, Food and Land Use Coalition
Carrie Dellesky
Program and Outreach Manager, Carbon Removal and Industrial Innovation
Amy Dobbs
WRI Europe Operations Manager
Héctor Miguel Donado
Research Analyst, Climate Program
Christopher M. Ede-Calton
Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Rida Fayyaz
U.S. Clean Energy Intern
Nicola Frost
Interim Director of the Ocean Program and Interim Head of Secretariat for the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
Sue Gander
Director, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Todd Gartner
Director, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure
Sarah George
Global Communications and Media Manager, Energy
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Analyst II, Energy Program
Liz Goodwin
Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste
Catlyne Haddaoui
Research Manager, National Climate Action
Lidia Henderson
Associate, School District Technical Assistance
Matt Herbert
Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US
Meredith Hess
Associate, Water Program
Edwina Hughes
Head, the Coolfood Pledge
Jake Ireland
Communications Specialist, Global Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)
Joel Jaeger
Senior Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Micheline Khan
Program Associate, Ocean Program
Yuke Kirana
Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab
