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

Kate Morton

Senior HR Manager, WRI Europe

Lawrence Mottram

Grants and Finance Specialist, Ocean Program

Lawrence Mottram.

Klara Nilsson

Senior Communications Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition

Celine Novenario

Communications Manager, Climate, Economics and Finance Program

Celine Novenario.

Tori Okner

Head of Membership and Governance, WRI Europe

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Laura Ombelet

Program Manager, PACE

Alberto Pallecchi

Partnerships and Engagement Lead, WRI Europe

Alberto Pallecchi.

Tejel Patel

Workday Human Capital Management Functional Lead

Tejel Patel

Clem Perry

Director, Partnerships, Food and Land Use Coalition

Clem Perry.

Tom Pickerell

Global Director, Ocean Program

Tom Pickerell.

Elise Pitcairn

Grants and Finance Specialist II, Food Program

Elise Pitcairn

Mrinmayee Ray

Operations Administrative Assistant

Mrinmayee Ray.

Gabriella Ribeiro

Grant Management and Engagement Specialist

Gabriella Ribeiro.

Angeliki Roussou

Program Coordinator

Angeliki Roussou.

Daniela Russi

Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe

Daniela Russi.

Sophia Sanniti

Research Associate, Faith and Sustainability Initiative

Sophia Sanniti.

Elisa Scalise

Director of Land and Resource Rights

Elisa Scalise.

Charlotte Schep

Grants & Finance Specialist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative

Oscar Senar

Data Communications Manager

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Saif Shabou

Urban Data & Analytics Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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Roxana Slavcheva

Global Lead, Built Environment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Roxana Slavcheva.

Jamal Srouji

Senior Associate, International Climate Ambition

Yulia Stange

Director, Nature Crime Alliance

Yulia Stange

Freya Stanley-Price

Communications Manager, Climate Program

Freya Stanley-Price

Amalia Sudijono

Executive Assistant, Ocean Program Global Director

Amalia Sudijono

Gabrielle Swaby

Senior Manager, Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025)

Gabrielle Swaby.

Amy Swift

Research Analyst, Ocean Program

Amy Swift.

Stephanie Tan

Communications Manager, Supply Chains, Land and Forests

Stephanie Tan

Giuseppe Tesoriere

Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Giuseppe Tesoriere

Anne Theuerkauf

Country Engagement Specialist, WRI Europe

Anne Theuerkauf

Tea Tuur

Head of Product Design, Data Lab

Tea Tuur

Wessel van Eeden

Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local

Wessel van Eeden.

Katharina Wache

Research Assistant, Corporate Water Stewardship

Katharina Wache

Ke Wang

Global Lead, Energy Minerals and Circularity

Benjamin Wielgosz

Research Manager, Supply Chains

Benjamin Wielgosz

Leianne Wijnhoud

Research Analyst, Energy Minerals and Circularity

Leianne Wijnhoud

Martyn Williams

Senior Operations Manager, FOLU

Martyn Williams

Katie Wood

Communications Officer, Ocean Program

Katie Wood

Yifa Yaakov

Communications Manager, Climate Program

Yifa Yaakov

Sonja Zantow

EU Desk Assistant

Sonja Zantow