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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.
201 Featured Experts
Program Experts & Staff
Ashna Siddhi
Data Intern, Climate Watch
Alex Simpkins
Communications Coordinator, New Climate Economy
Neelam Singh
Senior Associate, Global Climate Program
Priveena Sri
Program Coordinator, NDC Partnership
Jamal Srouji
Associate I, Climate Program
Freya Stanley-Price
Communications Manager, Climate Program
Gabrielle Swaby
Research Associate II, International Climate Action
Eden Takele
Engagement & Communications Specialist, Climate Program and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Tomohiro Tasaki
Visiting Research Fellow, Systems Change Lab
Chikondi Thangata
Associate, International Climate Action
Kim Thornton
Project Manager, Systems Change Lab
Amy Todd
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Research Lead, Electric School Bus Initiative
Catalina Torres
Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Laio Toth Teixeira
Project Analyst, WRI Brasil
Carolina Useche
Climate Action Manager, WRI Colombia
Ivana Valdez
Regional Program Officer, Latin America and Caribbean, NDC Partnership
Pablo Vieira
Global Director, NDC Partnership
Leandro Vigna
Outreach & Data Partnership Manager, Climate Watch
Namitha Vivek
Country Engagement Project Coordinator, NDC Partnership
Richard Waite
Senior Research Associate, Food Program
Shuya Wang
Data Intern, Climate Watch
Nate Warszawski
Research Associate, International Climate Action
David Waskow
Director, International Climate Initiative
Ryan Weber
Director of Operations, Global Climate Program
Bryanna West
Administrative Specialist, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Ryan Whittemore
Engagement and Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Arief Wijaya
Program Director, WRI Indonesia
Brynne Wilcox
Communications Coordinator, Systems Change Lab
Jason Winik
Data Analyst Intern, Resource Watch
Tesfay Woldemariam
GIS Research Associate I
Sara Wolf
Climate Database Management Associate, NDC Partnership
Shannon Wood
Legislative Engagement Assistant, U.S. Climate
Dorine Wytema
Interim Director, Climate Program
Wenyi Xi
Research Analyst, Climate And Energy Program, WRI China
Sophie Young
Manager, Environmental Justice and Equity, Electric School Bus Initiative
April Yu
Grants and Finance Specialist, Climate Program
Rezky Khairun Zain
Climate & Energy Senior Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Daiyang Zhang
Research Assistant, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China
Lianhui Zhang
Research Analyst, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China
