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

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Edward Davey

Head, World Resources Institute Europe UK Office; Senior Advisor, Food and Land Use Coalition; Advisor, New Economy for the Amazon and Congo Basin

Edward Davey

Ankita Gangotra

Associate II, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal, U.S. Climate Program

Ankita Gangotra

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Research Associate, Energy Program

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Catlyne Haddaoui

Research Manager, National Climate Action

Micheline Khan

Program Associate, Ocean Program

Micheline Khan

Devashree Saha

Director, US Clean Energy Economy Program

Devashree Saha

Ashni Shah

Grants and Finance Specialist II - Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Ashni Shah

Yulia Stange

Director, Nature Crime Alliance

Yulia Stange

Dorine Wytema

Deputy Director of the Global Climate, Economics and Finance Program

Dorine Wytema.