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
Nate Aden
Senior Associate
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
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
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
Mariska Bottema
Blue Food Lead
Emer Byrne
Senior Talent Acquisition Associate
Sheela Cao
Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager, Climate
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Xixi Chen
Manager, Clean Energy
Yidan Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Ke Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Caroline de Bruin
Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations
Janneke de Vries
Head of The Hague regional office and Director of European Partnerships
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Michael Doust
Director, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rivvy Eisenberg
Grants & Finance Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Olaf Erenstein
Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe
Xiaoyu Fan
Research Analyst, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Li Fang
Country Director, WRI China
Liu Fengwei
FOLU China Director, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Mengpin Ge
Associate II, Climate Program
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Yuchen Guo
Data Associate, Research, Data & Innovation, WRI China
Xiaoying Guo
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Zhuohui Huang
Research Analyst , Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Natalie Ichtertz
Field Accounting Support Manager
Zhaoqianyi (Zhao) Ji
Research Analyst, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Xiaoqian Jiang
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
