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
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Mariska Bottema
Blue Food Lead
Emer Byrne
Senior Talent Acquisition Associate
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Radha Chanchani
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport
Jenny Chen
Global Electric Mobility Research Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Christina Hernandez
Grants and Finance Specialist, Sustainable Finance Center
Caroline de Bruin
Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Janneke de Vries
Head of The Hague regional office and Director of European Partnerships
Shefaali Desai
HR International Manager, Global Human Resources
Milloni Doshi
Development Intern
Michael Doust
Director, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Olaf Erenstein
Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe
Mengpin Ge
Associate II, Climate Program
Shuwei Guan
Staff Accountant
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Henrieke Jonker
WRI Europe Liaison
Caroline Lesser
Development Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Bo Li
Research Associate II
Xingyan Lin
Data Intern, Systems Change Lab
K. Zé Liu
eMobility Research and Visualization Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Aakash Malik
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kate Morton
Senior HR Manager, WRI Europe
Henk Ovink
Senior Fellow for Water
Sevdalina Rukanova
Head of Foundation Relations, Europe
Charlotte Schep
Grants & Finance Specialist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Lucie Schwartz
Development Specialist
Ashni Shah
Grants and Finance Specialist II - Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Howard Shih
Senior Associate, Science Based Targets initiative
Sebastian Sterl
Senior Researcher, Clean Energy Transitions, WRI Africa
HJ Toh
Visiting Fellow, Global Forest Watch
Tini Tran
Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Thet Hein Tun
Senior Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Emily van Bronkhorst
Operations Manager, Development
Rogier van den Berg
Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Ke Wang
Strategy Lead, Energy Materials and Circularity
Romain Warnault
Senior Project Manager
Dorine Wytema
Deputy Director of the Global Climate, Economics and Finance Program
