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
Andrea De La Puente
Grants and Finance Specialist
Kiyomi de Zoysa
Engagement Specialist, Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025)
Quentin Dean
Executive Assistant, NDC Partnership
Carrie Dellesky
Program and Outreach Manager, Carbon Removal and Industrial Innovation
Yared Deme
Research Analyst, International Climate Action, WRI Africa
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Audrey Denvir
Research Associate, U.S. Lands
Héctor Miguel Donado
Research Analyst, Climate Program
Christopher M. Ede-Calton
Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Jenna Ellingson
Grant and Finance Specialist, National Climate Action
Cynthia Elliott
Senior Associate, Climate Policy
Meredith Epstein
Manager of Federal Policy for Electric Transportation
Rachel Evans
Development Associate, Climate and Economics Programs
Ifrah Farah
Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Grace Flynn
Research Assistant, Corporate Climate Action
Claudia Fonseca
Project Coordinator II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
W. Briana Fowler-Puja
Research Analyst, U.S.-International Engagement
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Taryn Fransen
Director of Science, Research, and Data, Global Climate Program
Alexander G. Frantzen
Senior Associate (Scope 3), Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Jazmin Elizabeth Gálvez
Participation and Capacity Development Analyst, WRI México
Madhavi Ganeshan
Senior Advisor, Office of the President & CEO
Ankita Gangotra
Associate II, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal, U.S. Climate Program
Miriam Garcia
Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil
Mengpin Ge
Associate II, Climate Program
Robyn Gerbaz
Grants & Finance Specialist
Hannah Girardeau
Gender and Youth Associate, NDC Partnership
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Chelsea Gómez
Climate Transparency Project Manager
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Emma Grier
Research Analyst II, Natural Climate Solutions
Catlyne Haddaoui
Research Manager, National Climate Action
Jeniffer Hanna Collado
Regional Manager, Latin America and the Caribbean NDC Partnership
Hannah Harasaki
U.S. Policy Engagement Specialist
Nancy Harris
Research Manager, Global Forest Watch
Christopher Henderson
Research Analyst II
Matt Herbert
Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US
