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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31 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Agraw Ali

GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa

Bernadette Arakwiye

Senior Manager, Africa Land Restoration Programs

Bernadette Arakwiye

Jenny Chen

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

Jenny Chen.

Esther Sekyoung Choi

Associate II

Esther Sekyoung Choi.

Mengpin Ge

Associate II, Climate Program

Shuwei Guan

Staff Accountant

Shuwei Guan

Hannah Harasaki

U.S. Policy Engagement Specialist

Hannah Harasaki.

Arya Harsono

Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy

Gloria Kantengwa

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist

Gloria Kantengwa.

Anderson Lee

Research Associate

Anderson Lee

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.

Marc Manyifika

Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program

Marc Manyifika

Thacien Munyamahame

Community Coordinator, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa

Thacien Munyamahame.

Bernadette Muteteri

Fund Manager, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda

Bernadette Muteteri.

Gilbert Muvunankiko

Communications Manager, Restoration, WRI Africa

Gilbert Muvunankiko

Jackson Ndera

Portfolio Specialist for Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, TerraFund for AFR100, WRI Africa

Jackson Ndera.

Jean Marie Ntakirutimana

Portfolio Specialist, TerraFund for AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa

Ntakirutimana Jean-Marie.

Tina Nyunga

Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda

Tina Nyunga.

Michael Orang'i Onchabo

Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya

Michael Orang'i Onchabo.

Christy Pak

Program Specialist

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

Assumpta Uzamukunda

Rwanda Restoration Research Associate

Assumpta Uzamukunda.

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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