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
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Natalia Akopian
Policy & Government Affairs Associate
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Tatiana Bogdanova
Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab
Jelena Bukin
Senior Accountant
Rocío Campos
Communications Manager, Center for Equitable Development
Sod-Erdene Davaadorj
Grants and Finance Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Shefaali Desai
HR International Manager, Global Human Resources
Irina Didenko
Grants and Finance Specialist, Cities4Forests
Elena Esipova
Satellite Data Analyst
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Kalpana Giri
Senior Manager, Social Equity, Global Restoration
Despina Gkotsidou
Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Sandy Henkes
Program Specialist, Food Program
Clemens W. Janssen
User Research & Engagement Lead
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
Victoria Malolina
Staff Accountant
Dimitris Mentis
Lead, Energy Access Explorer
Ryan O'Connor
Knowledge Tools Analyst, NDC Partnership
Cait O'Donnell
Learning Manager, Gender and Social Equity
Henk Ovink
Senior Fellow for Water
Iryna Payosova
Economist, Climate Action
Serge Rafanoharana
Remote Sensing & Database Manager, Madagascar Program
Domoina Rakotobe
Program Officer for Technical Assistance & Capacity Building
Andry Rasamuel
IT & Communications Officer, Madagascar Program
Danielle Riedl
Research Analyst II, Industrial Innovation & Carbon Removal
Sevdalina Rukanova
Head of Foundation Relations, Europe
Guly Sabahi
Senior Advisor, Climate Finance
Sangeetha Sarma
Head of Communications, P4G
