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
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Research Analyst, Climate Resilience Practice
Purnanjali Chandra
Project Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Anupama Choudhary
Manager, Cognos BI Analyst/Financial Reports
Ahona Datta Gupta
Communications Manager, Energy, WRI India
Quentin Dean
Executive Assistant, NDC Partnership
Yared Deme
Research Analyst, International Climate Action, WRI Africa
Berhanu Desta
Global Accounting Director
Anamika Dutt
Manager, PMEL, Energy Program, WRI India
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Ankita Gangotra
Associate II, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal, U.S. Climate Program
Mihret Gebru
Facilites Coordinator
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Gaia Larsen
Director, Climate Finance Access, Finance Center
Leah Lazer
Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Suzanna Lund
Operations Director, WRI Brasil
Tirthankar Mandal
Head, Energy Policy, WRI India
Dimitris Mentis
Lead, Energy Access Explorer
Sophie Mongalvy
Communications Director, Food and Land Use Coalition
Solomon Negusse
API Software Engineer, Data Lab
Klara Nilsson
Senior Communications Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition
Arun Panda
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Bibhu Panigrahi
Enterprise Architect, Global Operations
Mrinmayee Ray
Operations Administrative Assistant
Devashree Saha
Director, US Clean Energy Economy Program
Tarannum Sarwat Sahar
Energy Access Explorer Intern
Yigremachew Seyoum Lemma
Research Associate II
Semere Jelalu Shafi
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Meseret Shiferaw
Associate II
Alemakef Tassew
Urban Development Project Specialist, WRI Africa
Gubignet Tekle
Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa
Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya
Urban Development Project Manager, WRI Africa
Tesfay Woldemariam
GIS Research Associate I
