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
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Türkiye
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
Mulubrhan Balehegn
Agriculture and Climate Research Associate II
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye
Çiğdem Cörek Öztaş
Senior Manager, Sustainable Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
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
Mihret Gebru
Facilites Coordinator
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Celal Tolga Imamoglu
Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Asena Johnson
Event Coordinator
Solomon Negusse
API Software Engineer, Data Lab
Cemil Oğuz
Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
John-Rob Pool
Manager, Knowledge and Partnerships, UrbanShift
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
Tuğçe Üzümoğlu
Integrated Climate Action Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya
Urban Development Project Manager, WRI Africa
Tesfay Woldemariam
GIS Research Associate I
Kalkidan Wondimu
Communication and Engagement Specialist, FOLU Ethiopia
Yaren Yanık
Communications & Operations Specialist, WRI Türkiye
Yunus Emre Yılmaz
Analyst, Urban Mobility and Health & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Tinebeb Yohannes
Research Associate, Water Program
