Experts & Staff
WRI brings together 1,400 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Leadership
Leadership
Leo Horn-Phathanothai
Head, WRI UK Office; and Director, Strategy and Partnerships, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Leadership
Edward Davey
International Engagement Director, Food and Land Use Coalition; Co-Director, WRI UK
Program Experts & Staff
Varun Agarwal
Senior Project Associate, Climate, WRI India
Avni Agarwal
Project Associate, Climate Program, WRI India
Christian Aldridge
Digital Technology Manager / Senior Web Developer
Juan-Carlos Altamirano
Economist
Luiz Amaral
CEO, Science Based Targets Initiative
Will Anderson
Manager II, Restoration Projects, Global Restoration Initiative
Sripathi Anirudh
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Bernadette Arakwiye
AFR100 Manager, WRI Africa
Ettore Arpini
Program Management Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Dhawal Ashar
Senior Manager, Sustainable Cities and Transport, WRI India Sustainable Cities
César Avilés
Innovation Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nathalie Badaoui
Senior Manager, Integrated Climate Action, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Saransh Bajpai
Senior Manager, Climate Program, WRI India
Gagandeep Bajwa
Lead – Human Resources, WRI India
Julianne Baker-Gallegos
Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Prince Baraka Lucungu
Forest Policy and Community Forestry Advisor, Democratic Republic of Congo
Prateek Barapatre
Manager, Climate Program, WRI India
Grace Baruka
Forest and Landscape Restoration Officer, Democratic Republic of Congo
Samrat Basak
Director, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Francesca Battistelli
Associate II, Nature-Based Solutions
Romeo Bertolini
Deputy Director, Head of Bonn office, NDC Partnership
Preety Bhandari
Senior Advisor, Global Climate Program and the Finance Center
Baret Binatlı
Urban Coordinator, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities
Emer Byrne
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Rocío Campos
Communications Manager, Center for Equitable Development
Daniel Cano Gomez
Project Leader, Road Safety
Trace Carlson
Operations Manager, Air Quality Program
Sebastian Castellanos
Senior Research Associate, NUMO Alliance, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jyot Chadha
Deputy Director, NUMO Alliance
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Subrata Chakrabarty
Senior Manager, Climate, WRI India
Radha Chanchani
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport
Purnanjali Chandra
Project Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Sustainable Cities
