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
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Sripathi Anirudh
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kanchana Balasubramanian
Data Science and Remote Sensing Intern, Global Restoration Initiative
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist, TerraFund
Francesca Battistelli
Associate III, Water Security & Nature-Based Solutions
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Esther Sekyoung Choi
Associate II
Ellie Conrad
Executive Assistant, Global Development
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rohit Eswar
Training and Development Coordinator, WRI India
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Madhavi Ganeshan
Senior Advisor, Office of the President & CEO
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Hannah Harasaki
U.S. Policy Engagement Specialist
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bharath Jairaj
Director, Energy, WRI India
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Associate Director, Energy, WRI India
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Anderson Lee
Research Associate
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Fatma Mohamed
Employee Relations Specialist
Uttara Narayan
Manager, Energy, WRI India
Nada Nassereddin
Project Coordinator, International Climate Action
