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
Bashaa'ir Abul-Qasim
Help Desk Support Analyst
Mohammad Ali
Grants & Finance Specialist ll
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Anderson Ngowa
Finance Associate, Energy Access
Ellie Conrad
Executive Assistant, Global Development
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Samuel Gaturu
Project Specialist and Coordinator, Vital Landscapes Program, WRI Africa
Shuwei Guan
Staff Accountant
Karaya Karugu
Enterprise Manager, AFR100
Joan Kimaiyo
MERL Associate, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
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
Ivy Murgor
Program Manager, Air Quality, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nada Nassereddin
Project Coordinator, International Climate Action
Joan Nthiga
Engagement and Communications Specialist, WRI Africa
Apollonia Grace Ochieng
Grants Manager, P4G
Duncan Okowa
Research Associate, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Susan Onyango
Communications and Engagement Director, Africa
Victor T. Otieno
Research Associate Energy Access, WRI Africa
Liqing Peng
Food and Agriculture Modeler
John-Rob Pool
Manager, Knowledge and Partnerships, UrbanShift
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
