Experts & Staff
WRI brings together 1,400 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
151 Featured Experts
Leadership
Program Experts & Staff
Nate Aden
Senior Associate, Business Center
Varun Agarwal
Senior Project Associate, Climate, WRI India
Yelena Akopian
Communications Manager, New Climate Economy
Juan-Carlos Altamirano
Economist
Angela Anderson
Director of Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Estefanía Ardila
Country Engagement Specialist, Latin America and the Caribbean, NDC Partnership
Sara Ascher
Senior Project Manager, National Climate Action
Julianne Baker-Gallegos
Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Phillip Baldiswieler
Program Specialist, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Prateek Barapatre
Manager, Climate Program, WRI India
Melissa Barbanell
Director, US-International Engagement
Pandora Batra
Strategic Engagement Manager, Climate Program / WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Skylar Bee
Climate Finance Specialist, Knowledge and Learning, NDC Partnership
Meg Beiter
Development Associate
Ralien Bekkers
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Molly Bergen
Communications Manager, Climate Program
Romeo Bertolini
Deputy Director, Head of Bonn office, NDC Partnership
Preety Bhandari
Senior Advisor, Global Climate Program and the Finance Center
Jamie Bindon
Enhancement Knowledge Specialist, NDC Partnership
Sophie Boehm
Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Felipe Borja Diaz
Graduate Intern, International Climate Action
Lisa Bow
Head of Knowledge Services, NDC Partnership
Rob Bradley
Knowledge and Research Director, NDC Partnership
Elizabeth Bridgwater
Research Analyst
Raquel Burke
Operations Manager, Global Climate and Economics Programs
David Burns
Natural Climate Solutions Policy Lead
Anna Bychkova
Knowledge and Learning Data/Tools/Outreach Intern, NDC Partnership
Zachary Byrum
Research Analyst
Paulo Camuri
Senior Economist, Climate Program, WRI Brasil
Elizabeth Carabine
Regional Senior Expert, Climate Change, WRI Africa
Rebecca Carter
Acting Director, Climate Resilience Practice
Sebastian Castellanos
Senior Research Associate, NUMO Alliance, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Subrata Chakrabarty
Senior Manager, Climate, WRI India
Shannon Hilsey Choy
Project Manager, Buildings Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nicolás Cisneros
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
