Experts & Staff

WRI brings together nearly 1,800 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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263 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Vaibhav Shrivastava

Senior Project Associate, GeoAnalytics, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Vaibhav Srhivastava.

Yash Singh

Program Associate, Sustainable Cities, WRI India

 Yash Singh

Roxana Slavcheva

Global Lead, Built Environment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Roxana Slavcheva.

Smriti Singh

Research and Engagement Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Smriti Singh.

Su Song

Associate, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Meghan Stromberg

Urban Resilience Project Coordinator, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Karunya Subramanian

UrbanShift Program and Research Intern

Karunya Subramanian.

Taylor Symes

Communications Specialist

Taylor Symes

Prathna T.C.

Manager, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Prathna T.C.

Eden Takele

Engagement & Communications Specialist, Climate Program and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa

Eden Takele

Dominick Tanoh

NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Dominick Tanoh

Virginia Bergamaschi Tavares

Senior Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Virginia Tavares

Madhura Telang

Program Communications Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India

Madhura Telang

Guliver Terada

Project Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Guliver Terada

Giuseppe Tesoriere

Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Giuseppe Tesoriere

Natalie Thomure

Buildings Analyst, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities

Natalie Thomure

Rita Tomilin

Project Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Rita Tomilin

Mark Tonyemevor

Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Mark Tonyemevor

Catalina Torres

Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia

Catalina Torres.

Tini Tran

Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Tini Tran

Harriet Tregoning

Director, NUMO Alliance

Thet Hein Tun

Senior Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Thet Hein Tun

Vandana Tyagi

Senior Project Associate, Air Quality, WRI India Sustainable Cities

Vandana Tyagi

Wesley Uhl

Project Coordinator, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Wesley Uhl

Tuğçe Üzümoğlu

Integrated Climate Action Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye

Deborah Valencia

Urban Development Program Coordinator III

Deborah Valencia

Rogier van den Berg

Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Rogier Vandenberg.

Sebastián I. Varela

Manager, Strategy Development & Performance, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Juliana Vega

Mobility and Road Safety Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Anu Verma

Project Management Intern

Anu Verma.

Joe Versen

Communication and Engagement Specialist, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Joe Versen

Angélica Vesga

Director of Public Affairs and Communication, WRI México

I Made Vikannanda

Senior Program Lead, Electric Mobility, WRI Indonesia

I Made Vikannanda.

Erika Vilchis

Graphic Designer, WRI México

Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya

Urban Development Project Manager, WRI Africa

Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya

Zachary Wandalowski

Communications Intern, UrbanShift, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Zachary Wandalowski

Jessica Wang

Technical Associate, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Jessica Wang

Hellen Wanjohi-Opil

Resilience African Cities Lead, WRI Africa

Hellen Wanjohi-Opil

David Waskow

Director, International Climate Initiative

Dan Welch

Manager, E-Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Dan Welch