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
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Research Analyst, Climate Resilience Practice
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Anamika Dutt
Manager, PMEL, Energy Program, WRI India
Rohit Eswar
Training and Development Coordinator, WRI India
Mrunmayee Godbole
Global Operations Manager
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Srikant Mahanty
Senior Manager, Global Communications
Devika Malvankar
International HR Partner, WRI India
Sophie Mongalvy
Communications Director, Food and Land Use Coalition
Klara Nilsson
Senior Communications Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition
Yulia Stange
Director, Nature Crime Alliance
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Bhavana Varma
Junior Program Associate, WRI India
