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
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Yidan Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Ke Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Nii Darko Darko
Research Analyst II, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Amanda Gcanga
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Marc Manyifika
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program
Ivy Murgor
Program Manager, Air Quality, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
George Mwaniki
Head of Air Quality, WRI Africa
Shiyong Qiu
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Semere Jelalu Shafi
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Mark Tonyemevor
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya
Urban Development Project Manager, WRI Africa
Hellen Wanjohi-Opil
Resilience African Cities Lead, WRI Africa
Lulu Xue
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
