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
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Rocío Campos
Communications Manager, Center for Equitable Development
Radha Chanchani
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport
Shefaali Desai
HR International Manager, Global Human Resources
Rohit Eswar
Training and Development Coordinator, WRI India
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Kalpana Giri
Senior Manager, Social Equity, Global Restoration
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Swati Hegde
Manager, Agricultural Methane
Akshatha Hegde
Senior Associate, Finance and Operations, WRI India
Sandy Henkes
Program Specialist, Food Program
Clemens W. Janssen
User Research & Engagement Lead
Mohan Kamasani
Junior Operations Associate, WRI India
Ajith Kasaragod
Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India
Vishant Kothari
Senior Manager, School Bus Electrification and Battery Circularity, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Associate Director, Energy, WRI India
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Nikita Luke
Senior Project Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Christine Luttmer
Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa
Anne Maassen
Senior Manager, Urban Transformation Insights & Partnerships / Global Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Dimitris Mentis
Lead, Energy Access Explorer
Ryan O'Connor
Knowledge Tools Analyst, NDC Partnership
Henk Ovink
Senior Fellow for Water
Iryna Payosova
Economist, Climate Action
Apoorva R
Manager, Climate Program, WRI India
Anand Ramachandran
Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India
Radhika Rao
Research Associate
Danielle Riedl
Research Analyst II, Industrial Innovation & Carbon Removal
Sangeetha Sarma
Head of Communications, P4G
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
Jannik Schulz
Development Intern
Alejandro Schwedhelm
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
