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
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
Alemayehu Agizew
GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Mulubrhan Balehegn
Agriculture and Climate Research Associate II
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India
Jenny Chen
Global Electric Mobility Research Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Yared Deme
Research Analyst, International Climate Action, WRI Africa
Berhanu Desta
Global Accounting Director
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Mengpin Ge
Associate II, Climate Program
Mihret Gebru
Facilites Coordinator
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Shuwei Guan
Staff Accountant
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Bo Li
Research Associate II
Xingyan Lin
Data Intern, Systems Change Lab
K. Zé Liu
eMobility Research and Visualization Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Solomon Negusse
API Software Engineer, Data Lab
Lucie Schwartz
Development Specialist
Yigremachew Seyoum Lemma
Research Associate II
Semere Jelalu Shafi
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Meseret Shiferaw
Associate II
Howard Shih
Senior Associate, Science Based Targets initiative
Alemakef Tassew
Urban Development Project Specialist, WRI Africa
Gubignet Tekle
Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa
HJ Toh
Visiting Fellow, Global Forest Watch
Tini Tran
Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Thet Hein Tun
Senior Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya
Urban Development Project Manager, WRI Africa
Romain Warnault
Senior Project Manager
Tesfay Woldemariam
GIS Research Associate I
Kalkidan Wondimu
Communication and Engagement Specialist, FOLU Ethiopia
Mei Xu
Land Accelerator Intern
Lucy Yang
Communications and Research Associate, Executive Office
Tinebeb Yohannes
Research Associate, Water Program
Lihuan Zhou
Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
