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.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Bashaa'ir Abul-Qasim
Help Desk Support Analyst
Mohammad Ali
Grants & Finance Specialist ll
Skylar Bee
Climate Finance Specialist, Knowledge and Learning, NDC Partnership
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Ellie Conrad
Executive Assistant, Global Development
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Alexander G. Frantzen
Senior Associate (Scope 3), Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Shuwei Guan
Staff Accountant
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
K. Zé Liu
eMobility Research and Visualization Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Fatma Mohamed
Employee Relations Specialist
Sophie Mongalvy
Communications Director, Food and Land Use Coalition
Nada Nassereddin
Project Coordinator, International Climate Action
Liqing Peng
Food and Agriculture Modeler
Evana Said
Research Analyst II
Saif Shabou
Urban Data & Analytics Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jamal Srouji
Associate I, Climate Program
Neil Stein
Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund
Stephanie Tan
Communications Manager, Supply Chains, Land and Forests
Dominick Tanoh
NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
