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
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
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Christina DeConcini
Director, Government Affairs
Carrie Dellesky
Program and Outreach Manager, Carbon Removal and Industrial Innovation
Héctor Miguel Donado
Research Analyst, Climate Program
Christopher M. Ede-Calton
Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Ankita Gangotra
Associate II, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal, U.S. Climate Program
Rhys Gerholdt
Director of Communications & Media Strategy, Climate Program
Mercyta Jorsvinna Glorya
Endowment Fund for Sustainability Project Lead, WRI Indonesia
Catlyne Haddaoui
Research Manager, National Climate Action
Sofwan Hakim
Senior Lead, Program Management Unit in Bali, WRI Indonesia
Karl Hausker
Senior Fellow
Matt Herbert
Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US
Sarah Huckins
Communications Manager I, GHG Protocol, Climate Program
Joel Jaeger
Senior Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Eko Supryanto Kusumo Jati
Engagement & Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Kevin Kennedy
Senior Fellow, U.S. Climate Initiative
Yuke Kirana
Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab
Dan Lashof
Director, WRI United States
Katie Lebling
Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization
Clarissa Lehne
Country Engagement Partner Manager, NDC Partnership
Frances Molesworth
Communications Manager, Climate Program
Almo Pradana
Deputy Program Director On Climate, Energy, Cities & The Ocean, WRI Indonesia
Clea Schumer
Associate, Raising National Ambition
Jamal Srouji
Associate I, Climate Program
Freya Stanley-Price
Communications Manager, Climate Program
Maria Theresia Vinetha N.
Project Operations Specialist Senior Lead, WRI Indonesia
Carla Walker
US Director, Environmental Justice and Equity
Arief Wijaya
Program Director, WRI Indonesia
Shannon Wood
Legislative Engagement Analyst, U.S. Climate
Dorine Wytema
Deputy Director of the Global Climate, Economics and Finance Program
Rezky Khairun Zain
Climate & Energy Senior Analyst, WRI Indonesia
