Yelena Akopian
Communications Manager, New Climate Economy
Experts & Staff
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28 Featured Experts
Program Experts & Staff
Juan-Carlos Altamirano
Economist
Jessica Brand
Senior Manager, Strategic Communications
Carter Brandon
Senior Fellow
Raquel Burke
Operations Manager, Global Climate and Economics Programs
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Laura Fishburn
Project Specialist
Erin Gray
Senior Economist
Arya Harsono
Research Coordinator, The New Climate Economy
Karl Hausker
Senior Fellow
Stacy Hong
Special Assistant, Climate & Economics
Joel Jaeger
Research Associate II, Climate Program
Katy Kelly
Grants and Finance Specialist II, New Climate Economy
Harsimran Kundi
Behavioral Research Intern, The Living Lab for Equitable Climate Action
Anjali Mahendra
Director of Global Research, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Courtney Nina McLaren
Equity Economist, Global Centre of Economics, WRI Europe
K. N. Ninan
Senior Fellow, Economics Center, WRI India
Maurice Owiti
NCE Economist, WRI Africa
Vanessa Pérez-Cirera
Director, WRI's Global Economic Center
Clea Schumer
Research Analyst II, Raising National Ambition
Simon Sharpe
Senior Fellow, NEDD
Rajat Shrestha
Research Analyst II, Economics Center
Anna Twomlow
Research Analyst, Climate Behavior Project
Madhu Verma
Chief Economist, WRI India
Laura Villegas Ortiz
Economist
Tian Yu
Research Analyst II
René Zamora-Cristales
Senior Associate, Initiative 20x20
