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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256 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Research Associate, Energy Program

Tatsatom Gonçalves

DJ Gross

Project Manager, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

DJ Gross

Edson Vargas Guimarães

Urban Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Edson Vargas Guimarães.

Luke Hagberg

Grants & Finance Manager, Global Operations, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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Sofwan Hakim

Senior Lead, Program Management Unit in Bali, WRI Indonesia

Sofwan Hakim.

José Hernández

Technical Mobility Specialist, WRI México

Lisa Hicks

Grants and Finance Specialist, E-Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Lisa Hicks

Leticia Hirosue

Senior Urban Adaptation Analyst

Leticia Hirosue

Jiregna Hirpa

Transport Planner, WRI Africa

Jiregna Hirpa

Lara Horn

Urban Financing and Economics Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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Ben Hosansky

Research Analyst, Electric School Bus Initiative

Ben Hosansky.

Celal Tolga Imamoglu

Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye

Bruno Incau

Regional Coordinator for Urban Development, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Bruno Incau

Eleanor Jackson

Communications, Engagement and Research Associate , Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Eleanor Jackson

Adriana Jakovcevic

Senior Road Safety Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Adriana Jakovcevic.

Max Jamieson

Global Lead, Integrated Climate Action, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Max Jamieson.

Ruthmedy Jemima

Transport Analyst

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Karolina Jesus

Mobility Planning Analyst, WRI Brasil

Karolina Silva de Jesus.

Vineet John

Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Joseph-Andrew Jordan

Executive Assistant

Joseph-Andrew Jordan

Adane Kebede

Nature based Solution Specialist

Adane Kebede

Jessica Kempner

Gender and Equity Lead, Clean Air Catalyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Jessica Kempner.

Matthew Kessler-Cleary

Manager, Strategic Planning & Alignment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Lena Ketabgian

Project Manager, Air Quality

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Reynolds Kihura

Data & Product Strategist, WRI Africa

Reynolds Kihura.

Robin King

Director of Knowledge Capture & Collaboration, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Jessica Kisner

Road Safety Manager, WRI Colombia, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Adriana Kocornik-Mina

Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Adriana Kocornik Mina.

Kimberly Kosicki

Grants and Finance Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Kimberly Kosicki

Vishant Kothari

Senior Manager, School Bus Electrification and Battery Circularity, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Vishant Kothari

Lara Kowalcyk

School Bus Electrification Intern

Lara Kowalcyk

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Greggory Kresge

Senior Manager, Utility Engagement and Transportation Electrification

Greggory Kresge

Aarathi Kumar

Senior Project Associate, WRI India

Aarathi Kumar

Ritesh Kumar

Program Associate, Air Quality, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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Mutiara Kurniasari

Social Equity Analyst, WRI Indonesia

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Ratih Kurniawati

Project Operations Assistant

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Anna Kustar

Research Analyst, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Anna Kustar

Callan LaJuett

Visual Communications and Design Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Courtney Babcock

Leah Lazer

Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Leah Lazer