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

Sadof Alexander

Communications Manager, Cities4Forests

Sadof Alexander.

Pandora Batra

Strategic Engagement Manager, Climate Program / WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Lisa Beyer

Urban Water Infrastructure Manager

Lisa Beyer.

Steven Bland

Chief of Party, Clean Air Catalyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Steven Bland.

Sue Gander

Director, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Sue Gander.

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Research Associate, Energy Program

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Lidia Henderson

Associate, School District Technical Assistance

Lidia Henderson

Jessica Kempner

Gender and Equity Lead, Clean Air Catalyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Jessica Kempner.

Hannah Ohlund

Urban Mobility Research Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Hannah Ohlund.

Almo Pradana

Deputy Program Director On Climate, Energy, Cities & The Ocean, WRI Indonesia

Almo Pradana

Felipe A Ramirez Buitrago

Urban Mobility Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities 

Felipe A Ramirez Buitrago

Ashni Shah

Grants and Finance Specialist II - Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Ashni Shah

Roxana Slavcheva

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

Roxana Slavcheva.

Leila Surratt

Director of Strategic Partnerships, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Leila Surratt

Taylor Symes

Communications Specialist

Taylor Symes

Harriet Tregoning

Director, NUMO Alliance

Retno Wihanesta

Research Analyst/Urban Transport Planner, WRI Indonesia

Arief Wijaya

Program Director, WRI Indonesia

Arief Wijaya.

Savannah Willard

Grants and Finance Specialist, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Savannah Willard
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