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
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Alemayehu Agizew
GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Mulubrhan Balehegn
Agriculture and Climate Research Associate II
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Rocío Campos
Communications Manager, Center for Equitable Development
Yared Deme
Research Analyst, International Climate Action, WRI Africa
Shefaali Desai
HR International Manager, Global Human Resources
Berhanu Desta
Global Accounting Director
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Mihret Gebru
Facilites Coordinator
Kalpana Giri
Senior Manager, Social Equity, Global Restoration
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Sandy Henkes
Program Specialist, Food Program
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Clemens W. Janssen
User Research & Engagement Lead
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Christine Luttmer
Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa
Anne Maassen
Senior Manager, Urban Transformation Insights & Partnerships / Global Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Dimitris Mentis
Lead, Energy Access Explorer
Solomon Negusse
API Software Engineer, Data Lab
Ryan O'Connor
Knowledge Tools Analyst, NDC Partnership
Henk Ovink
Senior Fellow for Water
Iryna Payosova
Economist, Climate Action
John-Rob Pool
Manager, Knowledge and Partnerships, UrbanShift
Danielle Riedl
Research Analyst II, Industrial Innovation & Carbon Removal
Sangeetha Sarma
Head of Communications, P4G
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
Jannik Schulz
Development Intern
