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
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Jenny Chen
Global Electric Mobility Research Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ellie Conrad
Executive Assistant, Global Development
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mengpin Ge
Associate II, Climate Program
Shuwei Guan
Staff Accountant
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Ajith Kasaragod
Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Bo Li
Research Associate II
Xingyan Lin
Data Intern, Systems Change Lab
K. Zé Liu
eMobility Research and Visualization Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nikita Luke
Senior Project Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Fatma Mohamed
Employee Relations Specialist
T Nandakumar
Senior Fellow, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI India
Nada Nassereddin
Project Coordinator, International Climate Action
Sony R.K.
Senior Manager, Sustainable Landscapes & Restoration, WRI India
Evana Said
Research Analyst II
Lucie Schwartz
Development Specialist
Saif Shabou
Urban Data & Analytics Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Howard Shih
Senior Associate, Science Based Targets initiative
Shailesh Sreedharan
Global Operations Director
Jamal Srouji
Associate I, Climate Program
Neil Stein
Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Sabareesh Suresh
Senior Program Associate, Climate Resilience, WRI India
Dominick Tanoh
NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
John Thoppil
Manager, Global Operations
HJ Toh
Visiting Fellow, Global Forest Watch
Tini Tran
Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Thet Hein Tun
Senior Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bhavana Varma
Junior Program Associate, WRI India
Romain Warnault
Senior Project Manager
