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
Sripathi Anirudh
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Ondine Brent Eysseric
Executive Administrative Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Emer Byrne
Senior Talent Acquisition Associate
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
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
Lucia Duran Aguado
Operations Coordinator, WRI Europe
Olaf Erenstein
Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe
Rohit Eswar
Training and Development Coordinator, WRI India
Despina Gkotsidou
Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Catlyne Haddaoui
Research Manager, National Climate Action
Bharath Jairaj
Director, Energy, WRI India
Micheline Khan
Program Associate, Ocean Program
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Associate Director, Energy, WRI India
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Caroline Lesser
Development Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Sophie Mongalvy
Communications Director, Food and Land Use Coalition
Uttara Narayan
Manager, Energy, WRI India
Harish P
Senior Research Specialist, WRI India
Sony R.K.
Senior Manager, Sustainable Landscapes & Restoration, WRI India
Anand Ramachandran
Project Associate - Operations, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Sevdalina Rukanova
Head of Foundation Relations, Europe
Saif Shabou
Urban Data & Analytics Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Yulia Stange
Director, Nature Crime Alliance
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Sandhya Sundararagavan
Lead – Energy Transitions, WRI India
Sabareesh Suresh
Senior Program Associate, Climate Resilience, WRI India
Prathna T.C.
Manager, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Niharika Tagotra
Senior Research Specialist, Energy Program, WRI India
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
John Thoppil
Manager, Global Operations
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Vivek Venkataramani
Senior Manager, Climate Resilience Practice