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
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Bernadette Arakwiye
Senior Manager, Africa Land Restoration Programs
Sheela Cao
Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager, Climate
Xixi Chen
Manager, Clean Energy
Yidan Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Ke Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Rivvy Eisenberg
Grants & Finance Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
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
Gloria Kantengwa
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Ajith Kasaragod
Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India
Yuke Kirana
Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Katie Lebling
Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization
Yating Li
Research Analyst, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Anqi Liu
Senior Accountant
Zoe Liu
Office Assistant, WRI China
Chuyi Lu
Gender Mainstreaming and Youth Intern, NDC Partnership
Lu Lu
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI Chin
Nikita Luke
Senior Project Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Christine Luttmer
Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa
Ziyi Ma
Research Analyst, Sustainable Finance Center
Marc Manyifika
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program
Jie Meng
Operations Manager, WRI China
