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.

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19 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Bashaa'ir Abul-Qasim

Help Desk Support Analyst

Bashaa'ir Abul-Qasim.

Mohammad Ali

Grants & Finance Specialist ll

Mohammad Ali.

Imane Chafiq

Country Engagement Specialist

Imane Chafiq

Ellie Conrad

Executive Assistant, Global Development

Ellie Conrad.

Matthew Cronin

Project Coordinator II

Matthew Cronin

Roman Dehsabzi

Project Coordinator, Country Engagement

Roman Dehsabzi.

Siba El-Samra

Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Siba El Samra.

Farid Hakemi

Project Specialist, Global Restoration Initiative

Farid Hakemi

Fouad Laajine

Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern

Fouad Laajine.

Khabir Mirzakhail

Training Manager, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Managing for Results

Khabir Mirzakhail

Mona Nabi

Project and Finance Specialist, Center for Equitable Development

Mona Nabi

Nada Nassereddin

Project Coordinator, International Climate Action

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Behrouz Nouri

Energy Sector Manager, Science Based Targets initiative

Behrouz Nouri.

John-Rob Pool

Manager, Knowledge and Partnerships, UrbanShift

John-Rob Pool

Evana Said

Research Analyst II

Evana Said

Saif Shabou

Urban Data & Analytics Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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Jamal Srouji

Associate I, Climate Program

Neil Stein

Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund

Neil Stein

Dominick Tanoh

NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Dominick Tanoh
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