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
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Mariska Bottema
Blue Food Lead
Emer Byrne
Senior Talent Acquisition Associate
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Christina Hernandez
Grants and Finance Specialist, Sustainable Finance Center
Ellie Conrad
Executive Assistant, Global Development
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Caroline de Bruin
Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations
Janneke de Vries
Head of The Hague regional office and Director of European Partnerships
Michael Doust
Director, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Olaf Erenstein
Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe
Henrieke Jonker
WRI Europe Liaison
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Caroline Lesser
Development Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Fatma Mohamed
Employee Relations Specialist
Kate Morton
Senior HR Manager, WRI Europe
Nada Nassereddin
Project Coordinator, International Climate Action
Henk Ovink
Senior Fellow for Water
Sevdalina Rukanova
Head of Foundation Relations, Europe
Evana Said
Research Analyst II
Charlotte Schep
Grants & Finance Specialist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
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
Sebastian Sterl
Senior Researcher, Clean Energy Transitions, WRI Africa
Dominick Tanoh
NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Emily van Bronkhorst
Operations Manager, Development
Rogier van den Berg
Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Ke Wang
Strategy Lead, Energy Materials and Circularity
Dorine Wytema
Deputy Director of the Global Climate, Economics and Finance Program
