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
Nate Aden
Senior Associate
Kyla Aiuto
Scope 2 Manager, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Yelena Akopian
Communications Manager, New Climate Economy
Natalia Akopian
Policy & Government Affairs Associate
Mohammad Ali
Operations Associate, US Climate Program
James Allman-Gulino
Chief of Staff, Climate, Economics, and Finance (CEF) Program
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
Rizzah Aulifia
Communications Officer
Melissa Barbanell
Director of U.S.-International Engagement at World Resources Institute
Rogger Mathaus Magalhães Barreiros
Climate Finance and Socioeconomics Analyst
Pandora Batra
Strategic Engagement Senior Manager, Climate Program / WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Skylar Bee
Climate Finance Specialist, Knowledge and Learning, NDC Partnership
Meg Beiter
Development Operations Manager
Irene Berman-Vaporis
Head of Communications, Systems Change Lab and Climate Watch
Kristin Berry
Knowledge and Learning Intern, NDC Partnership
Luana Betti
Manager of Climate Socioeconomics and Finance, WRI Brasil
Pankaj Bhatia
Director of GHG Protocol
Jamie Bindon
Enhancement Knowledge Specialist, NDC Partnership
Sophie Boehm
Senior Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Alejandra Bosch
Land Sector Associate, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, WRI México
Raquel Burke
Operations Manager, Global Climate and Economics Programs
David Burns
Director of Governance, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Anna Bychkova
Climate Adaptation and Resilience Intern
Zachary Byrum
Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization
Sheela Cao
Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager, Climate
Elizabeth Carabine
Regional Senior Expert, Climate Change, WRI Africa
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Carla Carpio
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager
Caroline Carr
Project Coordinator, NDC Partnership
Rebecca Carter
Director, Climate Adaptation & Resilience, Global/US Climate Program
Kathleen Cefus
Operations Manager, Climate Program
Imane Chafiq
Senior Country Engagement Specialist
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India
Talia Chorover
Thematic Engagement Lead, NDC Partnership
Shannon Hilsey Choy
Project Manager, Buildings Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nathan Cogswell
Research Associate, International Climate Action
Katie Connolly
Project and Engagement Manager
