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.

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92 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Tri Ana Affini

Project Operations Specialist, WRI Indonesia

Tri Ana Affini.

Bernadette Arakwiye

Senior Manager, Africa Land Restoration Programs

Bernadette Arakwiye

Firda Astriyani

Facilities, Procurement And Office Manager, WRI Indonesia

Bukti Bagja

Supply Chain and Livelihood Transformation Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia

Bukti Bagja

Charles (Chip) Barber

Director, Natural Resources Governance and Policy

Angela Bekkers

Head of Communications, WRI Europe

Angela Bekkers

Mariska Bottema

Blue Food Lead

Mariska Bottema.

Emer Byrne

Senior Talent Acquisition Associate

Emer Byrne

Kenny Cetera

Wahana Riset Indonesia Researcher, Forest Legality Initiative

Kenny Cetera

Imane Chafiq

Country Engagement Specialist

Imane Chafiq

Roman Paul Czebiniak

Director, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector

Roman Czebiniak

Caroline de Bruin

Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations

Caroline de Bruin.

Janneke de Vries

Head of The Hague regional office and Director of European Partnerships

Janneke de Vries

Michael Doust

Director, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Michael Doust

Olaf Erenstein

Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe

Olaf Erenstein.

Fadhil Muhammad Firdaus

Air Quality Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia

Fadhil Muhammad Firdaus

Rizky Firmansyah

GIS Analyst, WRI Indonesia

Rizky Firmansyah

W. Briana Fowler-Puja

Research Analyst, U.S.-International Engagement

W. Briana Fowler Puja.

Hidayah Hamzah

Manager For National Plastic Action Partnership, WRI Indonesia 

Sakinah Ummu Haniy

Communications Assistant, WRI Indonesia

Sakinah Ummu Haniy

Arya Harsono

Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy

Tomi Haryadi

Director for Food, Land and Water (FLW) Program, WRI Indonesia

Tomi Haryadi.

Azam Hawari

Legal Analyst For One Map Initiative, WRI Indonesia

Rakhmat Hidayat

Sumatra Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia

Rakhmat Hidayat

Henrieke Jonker

WRI Europe Liaison

Julia Kalmirah

Papua Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia

Gloria Kantengwa

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist

Gloria Kantengwa.

Martha Triasih Karafir

Strengthening Tenurial Right And Livelihood Business Model Project Lead, WRI Indonesia

Martha Karafir

Gina Karina

Food And Land Use (FOLU) Manager, WRI Indonesia

Bunga Karnisa Goib

Community Coordinator For National Plastic Action Partnership And Restoration, WRI Indonesia

Bunga Karnisa Goib

Yuke Kirana

Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab

Yuke Kirana

Heriza Leni

Monitoring, Reporting And Data Management Coordinator, WRI Indonesia

Ary Lesmana

Head of Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, WRI Indonesia

Ary Lesmana.

Caroline Lesser

Development Director, Government and Multilateral Relations

Caroline Lesser

Lourensia

Finance & Accounting Officer, WRI Indonesia

Cynthia Maharani

Gender, Equity, & Social Inclusion Program Lead, WRI Indonesia

Cynthia Maharani.

Marc Manyifika

Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program

Marc Manyifika

Bonifasius Y. Lody Maturbongs

West Papua Regional Coordinator, WRI Indonesia

Hali McKinley Lester

Communications Manager, P4G

Hali McKinley Lester

Nameera Moerdaning

Transport Analyst, Low Carbon Development Initiative, WRI Indonesia

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