Experts & Staff

WRI brings together more than 1,700 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.

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25 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker

Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa

Zablon Adane

Water Program Associate, WRI Africa

Zablon Adane

Agraw Ali

GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa

Quentin Dean

Executive Assistant, NDC Partnership

Quentin Dean

Yared Deme

Research Analyst, International Climate Action, WRI Africa

Yared Abera Deme

Berhanu Desta

Global Accounting Director

Beakal Fasil

Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa

Beakal Fasil

Anteneh Gelaw

Regional Manager, Africa, P4G

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Libby Gladding

Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership

Libby Gladding

Jiregna Hirpa

Transport Planner, WRI Africa

Jiregna Hirpa

Gaia Larsen

Director, Climate Finance Access, Finance Center

Leah Lazer

Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Leah Lazer

Suzanna Lund

Operations Director, WRI Brasil

Suzanna Lund

Salima Mahamoudou

Research Associate II

Salima Mahamoudou

Dimitris Mentis

Lead, Energy Access Explorer

Demitris Mentis

Sophie Mongalvy

Communications Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition

Sophie Mongalvy

Solomon Negusse

Software Engineer

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Klara Nilsson

Senior Communications Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition

Meseret Shiferaw

Associate II

Meseret Shiferaw

Alemakef Tassew

Urban Development Project Specialist, WRI Africa

Alemakef Tassew

Gubignet Tekle

Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa

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Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya

Urban Development Project Manager, WRI Africa

Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya

Tesfay Woldemariam

GIS Research Associate I

Kalkidan Wondimu

Communication and Engagement Specialist, FOLU Ethiopia

Kalkidan Wondimu

Tinebeb Yohannes

Research Associate, Water Program