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

Yidan Chen

Ke Chen

Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Ke Chen

Nii Darko Darko

Research Analyst II, Cities Program, WRI Africa

Jiaying Lin

Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Jiaying Lin

Shiyong Qiu

Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Shiyong Qiu

Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya

Urban Development Project Manager, WRI Africa

Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya

Lulu Xue

Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Lulu Xue
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