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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23 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker

Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa

Jenny Chen

Global Electric Mobility Research Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Jenny Chen.

Quentin Dean

Executive Assistant, NDC Partnership

Quentin Dean

Mengpin Ge

Associate II, Climate Program

Shuwei Guan

Staff Accountant

Shuwei Guan

Arya Harsono

Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy

Gaia Larsen

Director, Climate Finance Access, Finance Center

Leah Lazer

Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Leah Lazer

Xingyan Lin

Data Intern, Systems Change Lab

Xingyan Lin.

K. Zé Liu

eMobility Research and Visualization Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Zé Liu.

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

Klara Nilsson

Senior Communications Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition

Lucie Schwartz

Development Specialist

Lucie-Schwartz

Howard Shih

Senior Associate, Science Based Targets initiative

Howard Shih

HJ Toh

Visiting Fellow, Global Forest Watch

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Tini Tran

Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Tini Tran

Thet Hein Tun

Senior Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Thet Hein Tun

Romain Warnault

Senior Project Manager

Romain Warnault.

Mei Xu

Land Accelerator Intern

Mei Xu

Lucy Yang

Communications and Research Associate, Executive Office

Lucy Yang

Lihuan Zhou

Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center

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