Experts & Staff
WRI brings together 1,400 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Leadership
Program Experts & Staff
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Zablon Adane
Associate
Selam Alebel
Operations Director, WRI Africa
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Elleni Ashebir
Program Manger, Cities and Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bill Cheng
Intern, Forests Program
Nicole Chi
Product Associate, TerraMatch
Neil Chin
Intern, Climate Program
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Solomon Tsehay Feleke
Senior Economist, The New Climate Economy
Mengpin Ge
Associate II, Climate Program
Anteneh Gelaw
Regional Manager, Africa, P4G
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Alice Gottesman
Engagement Specialist, Global Forest Watch
Arya Harsono
Research Coordinator, The New Climate Economy
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Leo Horn-Phathanothai
Head, WRI UK Office; and Director, Strategy and Partnerships, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Norma Hutchinson
Research Analyst
Wei Li
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Tianyi Luo
Director, Aqueduct, Global Water Program
Joanne Ma
User Experience Research Intern, TerraMatch
Salima Mahamoudou
Research Associate II
Daniel Mejia
Engagement Manager, P4G
Solomon Negusse
API Software Engineer
Lucie Schwartz
Development Specialist
Meseret Shiferaw
Associate II
Howard Shih
Research Associate, Science Based Targets Initiative
Gubignet Tekle
Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa
Tini Tran
Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Thet Hein Tun
Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya
Program Coordinator, WRI Africa
Shiying Wang
Research Analyst, Climate Watch
Romain Warnault
Design Project Manager
Tesfay Woldemariam
GIS Research Associate I
Tinebeb Yohannes
Research Analyst, Water Program
Lihuan Zhou
Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
Gillian Zwicker
Research Analyst II, International Engagement, Climate Program
