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.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Laura Bulbena Janer
Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI Colombia
Radha Chanchani
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport
Purnanjali Chandra
Project Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Jessica Kisner
Road Safety Manager, WRI Colombia, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ritesh Kumar
Program Associate, Air Quality, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sumedha Malaviya
Senior Manager, Energy Program, WRI India
Priyanka Mewal
Technical Advisor, Global Operations, WRI India
Fernando Paéz
Deputy Director, Colombia
Urban Mobility Director, WRI México and Colombia
Manish Dutta Pandey
Manager, Electric Mobility, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vaibhav Shrivastava
Senior Project Associate, GeoAnalytics, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Yash Singh
Program Associate, Sustainable Cities, WRI India
Prathna T.C.
Manager, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Catalina Torres
Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Vandana Tyagi
Senior Project Associate, Air Quality, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Hellen Wanjohi-Opil
Resilience African Cities Lead, WRI Africa
Vijay Anadkat
Fellow - Urban Transport, WRI India Sustainable Cities
