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
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Türkiye
Mohammad Ali
Grants & Finance Specialist ll
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Ellie Conrad
Executive Assistant, Global Development
Çiğdem Cörek Öztaş
Senior Manager, Sustainable Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Celal Tolga Imamoglu
Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Asena Johnson
Event Coordinator
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Fatma Mohamed
Employee Relations Specialist
Nada Nassereddin
Project Coordinator, International Climate Action
Cemil Oğuz
Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
John-Rob Pool
Manager, Knowledge and Partnerships, UrbanShift
Evana Said
Research Analyst II
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
Dominick Tanoh
NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Tuğçe Üzümoğlu
Integrated Climate Action Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Yaren Yanık
Communications & Operations Specialist, WRI Türkiye
Yunus Emre Yılmaz
Analyst, Urban Mobility and Health & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
