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
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Türkiye
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
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
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
Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye
Çiğdem Cörek Öztaş
Senior Manager, Sustainable Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
Sod-Erdene Davaadorj
Grants and Finance Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
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
Celal Tolga Imamoglu
Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Clemens W. Janssen
User Research & Engagement Lead
Asena Johnson
Event Coordinator
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
Cemil Oğuz
Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
