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
Rivvy Eisenberg
Grants & Finance Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Wee Kean Fong
Deputy Country Director, WRI China
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Marc Manyifika
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program
Amos Mwangi
Senior Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Africa
George Mwaniki
Head of Air Quality, WRI Africa
Shiyong Qiu
Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jessica Wang
Technical Associate, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Hellen Wanjohi-Opil
Resilience African Cities Lead, WRI Africa
Lulu Xue
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sophie Young
Manager, Environmental Justice and Equity, Electric School Bus Initiative