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
Preety Bhandari
Senior Advisor, Global Climate Program and the Finance Center
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India
Kiyomi de Zoysa
Engagement Specialist, Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025)
Cynthia Elliott
Senior Associate, Climate Policy
W. Briana Fowler-Puja
Research Analyst, U.S.-International Engagement
Madhavi Ganeshan
Senior Advisor, Office of the President & CEO
Ankita Gangotra
Associate II, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal, U.S. Climate Program
Hannah Harasaki
U.S. Policy Engagement Specialist
Zhaoqianyi (Zhao) Ji
Research Analyst, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Amit Kumar
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Anjali Mahendra
Director of Global Research, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Apoorva R
Manager, Climate Program, WRI India
Radhika Rao
Research Associate
Neelam Singh
Senior Associate, Global Climate Program
Tomohiro Tasaki
Visiting Research Fellow, Systems Change Lab
