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
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Research Analyst, Climate Resilience Practice
Monica Chitre
Grants & Finance Specialist II, NUMO Alliance
Çiğdem Cörek Öztaş
Senior Manager, Sustainable Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
Milloni Doshi
Development Intern
Anamika Dutt
Manager, PMEL, Energy Program, WRI India
Rohit Eswar
Training and Development Coordinator, WRI India
Madhavi Ganeshan
Senior Advisor, Office of the President & CEO
Mrunmayee Godbole
Global Operations Manager
Celal Tolga Imamoglu
Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Asena Johnson
Event Coordinator
Srikant Mahanty
Senior Manager, Global Communications
Devika Malvankar
International HR Partner, WRI India
Cemil Oğuz
Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Sevdalina Rukanova
Head of Foundation Relations, Europe
Roxana Slavcheva
Global Lead, Built Environment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Radost Stanimirova
GIS Research Associate
Silviya Stanton
Grants and Finance Specialist II
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
