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
Ibraheem Ameer
Policy Research Analyst
Bernadette Arakwiye
Senior Manager, Africa Land Restoration Programs
Radha Chanchani
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport
Quentin Dean
Executive Assistant, NDC Partnership
Rohit Eswar
Training and Development Coordinator, WRI India
Swati Hegde
Manager, Agricultural Methane
Akshatha Hegde
Senior Associate, Finance and Operations, WRI India
Mohan Kamasani
Junior Operations Associate, WRI India
Gloria Kantengwa
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Ajith Kasaragod
Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India
Vishant Kothari
Senior Manager, School Bus Electrification and Battery Circularity, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Associate Director, Energy, WRI India
Gaia Larsen
Director, Climate Finance Access, Finance Center
Leah Lazer
Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nikita Luke
Senior Project Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Suzanna Lund
Operations Director, WRI Brasil
Marc Manyifika
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program
Dimitris Mentis
Lead, Energy Access Explorer
Sophie Mongalvy
Communications Director, Food and Land Use Coalition
Thacien Munyamahame
Community Coordinator, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Bernadette Muteteri
Fund Manager, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Gilbert Muvunankiko
Communications Manager, Restoration, WRI Africa
Mona Nabi
Project and Finance Specialist, Center for Equitable Development
Almas Naseem
Project Communication Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Jackson Ndera
Portfolio Specialist for Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, TerraFund for AFR100, WRI Africa
Klara Nilsson
Senior Communications Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition
Jean Marie Ntakirutimana
Portfolio Specialist, TerraFund for AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Apoorva R
Manager, Climate Program, WRI India
Anand Ramachandran
Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India
Radhika Rao
Research Associate
Muzhgan Sadat
Finance and Operations Specialist, Nature Crime Alliance
Sabareesh Suresh
Senior Program Associate, Climate Resilience, WRI India
Pushpanjali Surya
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources
Assumpta Uzamukunda
Rwanda Restoration Research Associate
Mende Thuji Yangden
Researcher and Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion Coordinator, Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities