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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28 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Ananya Chakraborty

Senior Research Analyst, Climate Resilience Practice

Ananya Chakraborty

Jenny Chen

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

Jenny Chen.

Monica Chitre

Grants & Finance Specialist II, NUMO Alliance

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Christina Hernandez

Grants and Finance Specialist, Sustainable Finance Center

Christina Hernandez.

Milloni Doshi

Development Intern

Milloni Doshi

Anamika Dutt

Manager, PMEL, Energy Program, WRI India

Anamika Dutt

Rohit Eswar

Training and Development Coordinator, WRI India

Madhavi Ganeshan

Senior Advisor, Office of the President & CEO

Madhavi Ganeshan.

Mengpin Ge

Associate II, Climate Program

Mrunmayee Godbole

Global Operations Manager

Mrunmayee Godbole

Shuwei Guan

Staff Accountant

Shuwei Guan

Arya Harsono

Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy

Sonal Karia

Finance Lead, Operations, WRI India

Sonal Karia

Ulka Kelkar

Executive Director, Climate, WRI India

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.

Srikant Mahanty

Senior Manager, Global Communications

Devika Malvankar

International HR Partner, WRI India

Lucie Schwartz

Development Specialist

Lucie-Schwartz

Howard Shih

Senior Associate, Science Based Targets initiative

Howard Shih

Rushabh Soni

Project Associate, Energy Governance, WRI India

Rushabh Soni

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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