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.
47 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
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
Pandora Batra
Strategic Engagement Manager, Climate Program / WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Clare Brennan
Operations and Events Manager, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Amy Dobbs
WRI Europe Operations Officer
Wee Kean Fong
Deputy Country Director, WRI China
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
Morgan Gillespy
Programme Director, Food and Land Use Coalition
Liz Goodwin
Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste
Catlyne Haddaoui
Urban Development Research Manager, Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Edwina Hughes
Head, the Cool Food Pledge
Jake Ireland
Communications Specialist, FOLU
Xiaoqian Jiang
Low Carbon Planning Project Manager, Climate And Energy Program, WRI China
Micheline Khan
Program Associate, Ocean Program
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
Katie McCoshan
International Engagement Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition
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
Shiyong Qiu
Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Maria Rojas
Project Manager, FOLU
Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio
Senior Adaptation and Resilience Advisor
Charlotte Schep
Grants & Finance Specialist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Zhufang Shi
Development Manager, WRI China
Jamal Srouji
Associate I, Climate Program
Yulia Stange
Senior Manager, Global Alliance to End Environmental Crime
Freya Stanley-Price
Communications Manager, Climate Program
Anna Twomlow
Research Analyst, Climate Behavior Project
Namitha Vivek
Country Engagement Project Coordinator, NDC Partnership
Ye Wang
Research Associate, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
