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
Mohammad Ali
Grants & Finance Specialist ll
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Brian Chitala
Investment Specialist
Ifrah Farah
Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
John Jaoko
Senior Crop Data Analyst, WRI Africa
Joyce Kabiru
Global Coordination Manager
Samuel Kabiru
Manager, The Land Accelerator, WRI Africa
Ajith Kasaragod
Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India
Lulu Kavishe
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Reynolds Kihura
Data & Product Strategist, WRI Africa
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Iain Laufer
Program Operation Coordinator, Global Climate Program
Nikita Luke
Senior Project Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Maggie Malloy
Operations Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
Marc Manyifika
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program
Tshims Mbala
Driver and Logistics Assistant, DRC Office
Monicah Mungai
Operations Manager, P4G
Jonas Munyurangabo
Policy Analyst, Food Program, WRI Africa
Victor Muthumbi
Coordinator, Land Accelerator Africa
Amos Mwangi
Senior Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Africa
George Mwaniki
Head of Air Quality, WRI Africa
T Nandakumar
Senior Fellow, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI India
Peter Ndunda
Senior Associate, AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative
Lawrence Ng'ang'a
AFR100 Restoration Monitoring Associate, WRI Africa
David Njugi
Program Specialist, Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE), WRI Africa
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Cosmas Ochieng
Global Director, Center for Equitable Development
Maurice Owiti
NCE Economist, WRI Africa
Sony R.K.
Senior Manager, Sustainable Landscapes & Restoration, WRI India
Douglas Ronoh
GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer
Guy Shemisi
Accountant, Central Africa Forest Initiative
Shailesh Sreedharan
Global Operations Director
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Sabareesh Suresh
Senior Program Associate, Climate Resilience, WRI India
John Thoppil
Manager, Global Operations
Bhavana Varma
Junior Program Associate, WRI India
Hellen Wanjohi-Opil
Resilience African Cities Lead, WRI Africa
