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
Natalia Akopian
Policy & Government Affairs Associate
Mohammad Ali
Grants & Finance Specialist ll
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Tatiana Bogdanova
Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab
Jelena Bukin
Senior Accountant
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
Brian Chitala
Investment Specialist
Sod-Erdene Davaadorj
Grants and Finance Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Irina Didenko
Grants and Finance Specialist, Cities4Forests
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Rivvy Eisenberg
Grants & Finance Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Elena Esipova
Satellite Data Analyst
Xiaoyu Fan
Research Analyst, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Li Fang
Country Director, WRI China
Ifrah Farah
Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Liu Fengwei
FOLU China Director, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Mengpin Ge
Associate II, Climate Program
Despina Gkotsidou
Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio
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
John Jaoko
Senior Crop Data Analyst, WRI Africa
Zhaoqianyi (Zhao) Ji
Research Analyst, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Xiaoqian Jiang
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Joyce Kabiru
Global Coordination Manager
Samuel Kabiru
Manager, The Land Accelerator, WRI Africa
Lulu Kavishe
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Reynolds Kihura
Data & Product Strategist, WRI Africa
Yuke Kirana
Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab
Iain Laufer
Program Operation Coordinator, Global Climate Program
