Experts & Staff

WRI brings together more than 1,700 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground.

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173 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Ryan Weber

Senior Operations Manager

Ryan Whittemore

Project Coordinator II, Climate Program

Ryan Whittemore

Arief Wijaya

Forest, Climate And The Oceans Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia

Arief Wijaya

Brynne Wilcox

Communications Coordinator, Systems Change Lab

Brynne Wilcox

Jason Winik

Data Analyst Intern, Resource Watch

Jason Winik

Tesfay Woldemariam

GIS Research Associate I

Sara Wolf

Climate Database Management Associate, NDC Partnership

Sara Wolf.

Shannon Wood

Legislative Engagement Assistant, U.S. Climate

Shannon Wood

Wenyi Xi

Research Analyst, Climate And Energy Program, WRI China

Wenyi Xi

Daiyang Zhang

Research Assistant, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Daiyang Zhang

Lianhui Zhang

Research Analyst, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Lianhui Zhang.

Nada Zharfania Zuhaira

Sustainable Business & Net Zero Analyst, WRI Indonesia

Nada Zharfania Zuhaira

Gillian Zwicker

Research Associate I, International Engagement, Climate Program

Gillian Zwicker