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.

17 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Ananya Chakraborty

Senior Research Analyst, Climate Resilience Practice

Ananya Chakraborty

Monica Chitre

Grants & Finance Specialist II, NUMO Alliance

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Milloni Doshi

Development Intern

Milloni Doshi

Anamika Dutt

Manager, PMEL, Energy Program, WRI India

Anamika Dutt

Rohit Eswar

Training and Development Coordinator, WRI India

Madhavi Ganeshan

Senior Advisor, Office of the President & CEO

Madhavi Ganeshan.

Mrunmayee Godbole

Global Operations Manager

Mrunmayee Godbole

Sonal Karia

Finance Lead, Operations, WRI India

Sonal Karia

Ulka Kelkar

Executive Director, Climate, WRI India

Srikant Mahanty

Senior Manager, Global Communications

Devika Malvankar

International HR Partner, WRI India

Sevdalina Rukanova

Head of Foundation Relations, Europe

Sevdalina Rukanova

Roxana Slavcheva

Global Lead, Built Environment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Roxana Slavcheva.

Rushabh Soni

Project Associate, Energy Governance, WRI India

Rushabh Soni

Radost Stanimirova

GIS Research Associate

Radost Stanimirova.

Silviya Stanton

Grants and Finance Specialist II

Silviya Stanton.
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