Nate Aden
Senior Associate
Experts & Staff
WRI brings together nearly 1,800 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.
207 Featured Experts
Program Experts & Staff
Kyla Aiuto
Scope 2 Manager, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Yelena Akopian
Communications Manager, New Climate Economy
Mohammad Ali
Grants & Finance Specialist ll
Juan-Carlos Altamirano
Economist
Angela Anderson
Director of Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Estefanía Ardila
Country Engagement Specialist, Latin America and the Caribbean, NDC Partnership
Sara Ascher
Senior Project Manager, National Climate Action
Melissa Barbanell
Director of U.S.-International Engagement at World Resources Institute
Pandora Batra
Strategic Engagement Manager, Climate Program / WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Skylar Bee
Climate Finance Specialist, Knowledge and Learning, NDC Partnership
Meg Beiter
Development Operations Manager
Molly Bergen
Communications Manager, Climate Program
Zola Berger-Schmitz
Target Validation Manager, Science Based Targets Initiative
Irene Berman-Vaporis
Head of Communications, Systems Change Lab and Climate Watch
Kristin Berry
Knowledge and Learning Intern, NDC Partnership
Sanya Bery
Just Transitions and Equitable Climate Action Intern
Preety Bhandari
Senior Advisor, Global Climate Program and the Finance Center
Pankaj Bhatia
Director of GHG Protocol
Jamie Bindon
Enhancement Knowledge Specialist, NDC Partnership
Sophie Boehm
Senior Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Alejandra Bosch
Land Sector Associate, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, WRI México
Raquel Burke
Operations Manager, Global Climate and Economics Programs
David Burns
Natural Climate Solutions Policy Lead
Zachary Byrum
Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization
Sheela Cao
Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager, Climate
Elizabeth Carabine
Regional Senior Expert, Climate Change, WRI Africa
Willy Carlsen
Industrial Innovation Intern
Carla Carpio
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager
Rebecca Carter
Adaptation Lead, Climate Resilience Practice
Sebastian Castellanos
Senior Research Associate, NUMO Alliance, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kathleen Cefus
Operations Manager, Climate Program
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India
Shannon Hilsey Choy
Project Manager, Buildings Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nicolás Cisneros
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Tamara Coger
Senior Associate, Climate Resilience Practice
Nathan Cogswell
Research Associate, International Climate Action
Katie Connolly
Project and Engagement Manager
