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
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Mohammad Ali
Grants & Finance Specialist ll
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Rocío Campos
Senior Communications and Engagement Manager
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Ellie Conrad
Executive Assistant, Global Development
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Nii Darko Darko
Research Analyst II, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Shefaali Desai
HR International Manager, Global Human Resources
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Kalpana Giri
Senior Manager, Social Equity, Global Restoration
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Sandy Henkes
Program Specialist, Food Program
Clemens W. Janssen
User Research & Engagement Lead
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Christine Luttmer
Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa
Anne Maassen
Senior Manager, Urban Transformation Insights & Partnerships / Global Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Dimitris Mentis
Lead, Energy Access Explorer
Fatma Mohamed
Employee Relations Specialist
Nada Nassereddin
Project Coordinator, International Climate Action
Ryan O'Connor
Knowledge Tools Analyst, NDC Partnership
Henk Ovink
Senior Fellow for Water
Iryna Payosova
Economist, Climate Action
Danielle Riedl
Research Analyst II, Industrial Innovation & Carbon Removal
Evana Said
Research Analyst II
Sangeetha Sarma
Head of Communications, P4G
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
Jannik Schulz
Development Intern
Alejandro Schwedhelm
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
