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
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Türkiye
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
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
Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Research Analyst, Climate Resilience Practice
Purnanjali Chandra
Project Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Anupama Choudhary
Manager, Cognos BI Analyst/Financial Reports
Çiğdem Cörek Öztaş
Senior Manager, Sustainable Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
Ahona Datta Gupta
Communications Manager, Energy, WRI India
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Anamika Dutt
Manager, PMEL, Energy Program, WRI India
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Ankita Gangotra
Associate II, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal, U.S. Climate Program
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Celal Tolga Imamoglu
Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Asena Johnson
Event Coordinator
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Tirthankar Mandal
Head, Energy Policy, WRI India
Cemil Oğuz
Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Alberto Pallecchi
Acting Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability
Arun Panda
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Bibhu Panigrahi
Enterprise Architect, Global Operations
Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mrinmayee Ray
Operations Administrative Assistant
Devashree Saha
Director, US Clean Energy Economy Program
Tarannum Sarwat Sahar
Energy Access Explorer Intern
