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.

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26 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker

Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa

Zablon Adane

Water Program Associate, WRI Africa

Zablon Adane

Agraw Ali

GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa

Nii Darko Darko

Research Analyst II, Cities Program, WRI Africa

Li Fang

Country Director, WRI China

Beakal Fasil

Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa

Beakal Fasil

Aklilu Fikresilassie

Director, Thriving Resilient Cities, WRI Africa; Representative of WRI in Ethiopia

Aklilu Fikresilassie.

Wee Kean Fong

Deputy Country Director, WRI China

Wee Kean Fong

Zhuohui Huang

Research Analyst, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Zhuohui Huang.

Xiaoqian Jiang

Low Carbon Planning Project Manager, Climate And Energy Program, WRI China

Jiaying Lin

Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Jiaying Lin

Lu Lu

Research Analyst II, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Lu Lu

Jie Meng

Operations Manager, WRI China

Jie Meng

Shiyong Qiu

Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Shiyong Qiu

Zhufang Shi

Development Manager, WRI China

Zhufang Shi

Muluneh Tarekegn

Programs and Research Specialist, Water Program, WRI Africa

Muluneh Tarekegn

Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya

Urban Development Project Manager, WRI Africa

Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya

Ye Wang

Research Associate, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China

Ye Wang

Wenyi Xi

Research Associate, Climate And Energy Program, WRI China

Wenyi Xi

Jinghan Xu

Communications Officer, WRI China

Lulu Xue

Urban Mobility Manager, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Tinebeb Yohannes

Research Associate, Water Program

Min Yuan

Energy Transition Project Manager, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Min Yuan

Lianhui Zhang

Research Analyst, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Lianhui Zhang.

Daiyang Zhang

Research Assistant, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Daiyang Zhang

Weiqi Zhou

Data Analyst, WRI China, Data Lab

Weiqi Zhou
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