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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23 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Merve Akı Yaman

Senior Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Türkiye

Merve Aki

Bernadette Arakwiye

Senior Manager, Africa Land Restoration Programs

Bernadette Arakwiye

Ayça Bağcı

Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye

Acya Bagci.

Meltem Bayraktar

Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye

Günes Cansiz

Director, WRI Türkiye

Günes Cansiz

Çiğdem Cörek Öztaş

Senior Manager, Sustainable Urban Development, WRI Türkiye

Cigdem Cörek Öztaş

Celal Tolga Imamoglu

Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye

Asena Johnson

Event Coordinator

Asena Johnson

Gloria Kantengwa

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist

Gloria Kantengwa.

Marc Manyifika

Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program

Marc Manyifika

Thacien Munyamahame

Community Coordinator, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa

Thacien Munyamahame.

Bernadette Muteteri

Fund Manager, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda

Bernadette Muteteri.

Gilbert Muvunankiko

Communications Manager, Restoration, WRI Africa

Gilbert Muvunankiko

Jackson Ndera

Portfolio Specialist for Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, TerraFund for AFR100, WRI Africa

Jackson Ndera.

Jean Marie Ntakirutimana

Portfolio Specialist, TerraFund for AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa

Ntakirutimana Jean-Marie.

Tina Nyunga

Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda

Tina Nyunga.

Cemil Oğuz

Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye

Cemil Oğuz

Michael Orang'i Onchabo

Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya

Michael Orang'i Onchabo.

Gülcan Orak

Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities

Assumpta Uzamukunda

Rwanda Restoration Research Associate

Assumpta Uzamukunda.

Tuğçe Üzümoğlu

Integrated Climate Action Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye

Yaren Yanık

Communications & Operations Specialist, WRI Türkiye

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Yunus Emre Yılmaz

Analyst, Urban Mobility and Health & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye

Yunus Emre Yılmaz
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