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.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Ibraheem Ameer
Policy Research Analyst
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Sripathi Anirudh
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Kanchana Balasubramanian
Data Science and Remote Sensing Intern, Global Restoration Initiative
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Skylar Bee
Climate Finance Specialist, Knowledge and Learning, NDC Partnership
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Rocío Campos
Senior Communications and Engagement Manager
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
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
Alexander G. Frantzen
Senior Associate (Scope 3), Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Madhavi Ganeshan
Senior Advisor, Office of the President & CEO
Kalpana Giri
Senior Manager, Social Equity, Global Restoration
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Sandy Henkes
Program Specialist, Food Program
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bharath Jairaj
Director, Energy, WRI India
Clemens W. Janssen
User Research & Engagement Lead
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Associate Director, Energy, WRI India
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
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
Sophie Mongalvy
Communications Director, Food and Land Use Coalition
Mona Nabi
Project and Finance Specialist, Center for Equitable Development
Uttara Narayan
Manager, Energy, WRI India
Almas Naseem
Project Communication Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Ryan O'Connor
Knowledge Tools Analyst, NDC Partnership
