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.

Program Experts & Staff

Nate Aden

Senior Associate

Nambi Appadurai

Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India

Melissa Barbanell

Director of U.S.-International Engagement at World Resources Institute

Melissa Barbanell.

Subrata Chakrabarty

Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India

Matthew Cronin

Project Coordinator II

Matthew Cronin

Carrie Dellesky

Program and Outreach Manager, Carbon Removal and Industrial Innovation

Carrie Dellesky

Christopher M. Ede-Calton

Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab

Christopher M. Ede-Calton

Arpan Golechha

Senior Project Associate, WRI India

Arpan Golechha.

Matt Herbert

Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US

Joel Jaeger

Senior Research Associate, Systems Change Lab

Joel Jaeger

Ulka Kelkar

Director, Climate, WRI India

Yuke Kirana

Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab

Yuke Kirana

Amit Kumar

Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India

Amit Kumar

Dan Lashof

Director, WRI United States

Dan Lashof

Katie Lebling

Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization

Katie Lebling.

Apoorva R

Manager, Climate Program, WRI India

Apoorva R.

Shannon Wood

Legislative Engagement Assistant, U.S. Climate

Shannon Wood