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
Danielle Riedl
Research Analyst II, Industrial Innovation & Carbon Removal
Kelsey Ring
Intern, Gender Mainstreaming & Youth Engagement NDC Partnership
Melanie Robinson
Global Climate, Economics and Finance Program Director, WRI Africa
Katie Ross
Senior Associate
Chris Rowe
Data Science Strategist, Data Lab
Remington Ruyle
Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Guly Sabahi
Senior Advisor, Climate Finance
Evana Said
Research Analyst II
Avra Saslow
Data Analyst, Data Lab
Clea Schumer
Associate, Raising National Ambition
Ashna Siddhi
Technical Research Analyst, Systems Change Lab and 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
Manager, Diplomacy and Partnerships, Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025)
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 Teixeira
Project Analyst, WRI Brasil
Carolyn Turkaly
Operations Manager, Center for Equitable Development
Stefanie Tye
Climate Adaptation & Resilience Research Associate
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
Maria Theresia Vinetha N.
Project Operations Specialist Senior Lead, WRI Indonesia
Richard Waite
Senior Research Associate, Food Program
Carla Walker
US Director, Environmental Justice and Equity
Nate Warszawski
Research Associate, International Climate Action
David Waskow
Director, International Climate Initiative
Ryan Weber
Director of Operations, Global Climate Program
Wei Wang
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Bryanna West
Administrative Specialist, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Ryan Whittemore
Engagement and Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Arief Wijaya
Program Director, WRI Indonesia
