
Experts & Staff
WRI brings together more than 1,700 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.
Global Executive Team

Program Experts & Staff
Debbie Adeusi
Executive Assistant, WRI London

Teite Adukeh
Digital Communications and Marketing Specialist, Ocean Program

Jenny Arthur
Head of Cool Food Membership Development

Olga Artsiukh
Operations Manager, Global Food and Land-Use Coalition, WRI Europe
Oliver Ashford
Program Associate, Ocean Program

Arooj Asif
Executive Assistant, Managing Director for Global Delivery

Becky Atkins
Product Manager, Research, Data and Innovation

Courtnae Bailey
Associate, Adaptation Finance

Jon Baines
Research Associate, Sustainable Ocean Economies

Jonathan Baines
Ocean Data Manager, Sustainable Ocean Initiative

Andreea Balan
Talent Acquisition Manager, WRI Europe
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Pandora Batra
Strategic Engagement Manager, Climate Program / WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe

Romeo Bertolini
Deputy Director, Head of Bonn office, NDC Partnership

Clare Brennan
Operations and Events Manager, Sustainable Ocean Initiative

Emer Byrne
Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist

Shabana Charaniya
Fundraising Manager, Food and Water Programme

Janneke de Vries
Director European Partnerships and Head of the Europe regional Office in The Hague

Kiranjeet Dhillon
Executive Assistant, Heads of London Office

Helen Ding
Senior Economist

Prateek Diwan
Program Manager, PACE

Amy Dobbs
WRI Europe Operations Manager

Héctor Miguel Donado
Research Analyst, Climate Program

Lucia Duran Aguado
Operations Coordinator, WRI Europe

Olaf Erenstein
Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe
Luke Foddy
Communications Associate, Nature Crime Alliance

Abigail Frankfort
Project Assistant, Blue Food

Nicola Frost
Deputy Director of the Ocean Program and Deputy Head of Secretariat for the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

Morgan Gillespy
Programme Director, Food and Land Use Coalition

Mrunmayee Godbole
Global Operations Manager

Eleanor Good
HR Officer, WRI Europe

Liz Goodwin
Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste

Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership

Catlyne Haddaoui
Research Manager, National Climate Action

Meredith Hess
Associate, Water Program

Lotte Holvast
Program Manager, PACE

Edwina Hughes
Head, the Cool Food Pledge
