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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29 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Angela Bekkers

Head of Communications, WRI Europe

Angela Bekkers

Mariska Bottema

Blue Food Lead

Mariska Bottema.

Emer Byrne

Senior Talent Acquisition Associate

Emer Byrne

Imane Chafiq

Country Engagement Specialist

Imane Chafiq

Christina Hernandez

Grants and Finance Specialist, Sustainable Finance Center

Christina Hernandez.

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

Quentin Dean

Executive Assistant, NDC Partnership

Quentin Dean

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.

Henrieke Jonker

WRI Europe Liaison

Gaia Larsen

Director, Climate Finance Access, Finance Center

Leah Lazer

Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Leah Lazer

Caroline Lesser

Development Director, Government and Multilateral Relations

Caroline Lesser

Suzanna Lund

Operations Director, WRI Brasil

Suzanna Lund

Dimitris Mentis

Lead, Energy Access Explorer

Demitris Mentis

Sophie Mongalvy

Communications Director, Food and Land Use Coalition

Sophie Mongalvy

Kate Morton

Senior HR Manager, WRI Europe

Klara Nilsson

Senior Communications Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition

Henk Ovink

Senior Fellow for Water

Henk Ovink.

Sevdalina Rukanova

Head of Foundation Relations, Europe

Sevdalina Rukanova

Charlotte Schep

Grants & Finance Specialist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative

Sebastian Sterl

Senior Researcher, Clean Energy Transitions, WRI Africa

Sebastian Sterl

Emily van Bronkhorst

Operations Manager, Development

Emily van Bronkhorst

Rogier van den Berg

Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Rogier Vandenberg.

Wessel van Eeden

Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local

Wessel van Eeden.

Lea Voigt

Intern, WRI Europe

Ke Wang

Strategy Lead, Energy Materials and Circularity

Dorine Wytema

Interim Director, Climate Program

Dorine Wytema.
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