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.

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121 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Héctor Miguel Donado

Research and Project Manager

Hector Miguel Donado.

Bridgit Donnelly

Data Infrastructure Product Manager, Data Lab

Bridgit Donnelly.

Lucia Duran Aguado

Operations Coordinator, WRI Europe

Alexandra Eastham

Project Specialist, Regen10, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)

Alexandra Eastham.

Florença Fantinel

UX/UI Designer, Data Lab

Florenca Fantinel

Luke Foddy

Communications Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Luke Foddy

Abigail Frankfort

Project Manager, Blue Food

Abigail Frankfort

Sarah George

Global Communications and Media Manager, Energy

Sarah George

Despina Gkotsidou

Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio

Despina Gkotsidou.

Mrunmayee Godbole

Global Operations Manager

Mrunmayee Godbole

Eleanor Good

HR Officer, WRI Europe

Eleanor Good

Liz Goodwin

Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste

Alexandre Grassigny

Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership

Waqaas Gulzar

Help Desk Support Analyst II, User Experience Lead UI/UX

Waqaas Gulzar.

Catlyne Haddaoui

Senior Associate, Just Transition

Edwina Hughes

Head of partnerships and engagement, Food Initiatives

Edwina Hughes

Jessica Immelman

Customer Success Manager, Global Forest Watch Pro

Jessica Immelman

Max Jamieson

Global Lead, Integrated Climate Action, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Max Jamieson.

Catherine Jarman

Impact and Reporting Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition

Catherine Jarman.

Henrieke Jonker

WRI Europe Liaison

Jubril Juma

Senior Product Manager, TerraMatch

Jubril Juma

Jessica Kempner

Gender and Equity Lead, Clean Air Catalyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Jessica Kempner.

Micheline Khan

Program Associate, Ocean Program

Micheline Khan

Yuke Kirana

Research Analyst II, Systems Change Lab

Yuke Kirana

Liz Kirk

Director, Knowledge Generation and Engagement (FOLU)

Liz Kirk.

Adriana Kocornik-Mina

Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Adriana Kocornik Mina.

Marianne Lee

Planning, Adapting and Learning Associate

Marianne Lee

Alex Lee-Emery

Researcher, Our Ocean Conference

Alex Lee-Emery

Clarissa Lehne

Country Engagement Partner Manager, NDC Partnership

Clarissa Lehne.

Joaquim Leite

Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership

Caroline Lesser

Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations

Caroline Lesser

Mark Little

Lead, Food Loss and Waste Initiatives

Mark Little.

Santiago Londoño

Strategic Coordinator for Europe Executive Office

Santiago Londoño.

Deirdre Lynn

Operations Director, WRI Europe

John Lyons

Senior Communications Manager, Ocean Program

John Lyons

Daria Mahan

Communications Assistant, Nature Crime Alliance

Daria Mahan

Chaandi Malhotra

Project Coordinator, Integrated Climate Action, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Chaandi Malhotra.

Courtney Nina McLaren

Equity Economist, Global Centre of Economics, WRI Europe

Courtney Nina McLaren

Frances Molesworth

Communications Manager, Climate Program

Frances Molesworth

Sophie Mongalvy

Communications Director, Food and Land Use Coalition

Sophie Mongalvy