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

Anderson Ngowa

Finance Associate, Energy Access

Anderson Chembe.

Zhuohui Huang

Research Analyst, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Zhuohui Huang.

Benson Ireri

Africa Lead, Energy Access

Benson Ireri

Adugna Nemera

Senior Associate, Energy Access Finance, WRI Africa

Adugna Nemera

David Njugi

Program Specialist, Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE), WRI Africa

David Njugi.

Victor T. Otieno

Research Associate Energy Access, WRI Africa

Victor T. Otieno.

Almo Pradana

Deputy Program Director On Climate, Energy, Cities & The Ocean, WRI Indonesia

Almo Pradana

Douglas Ronoh

GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer

Douglas Ronoh

Sebastian Sterl

Senior Researcher, Clean Energy Transitions, WRI Africa

Sebastian Sterl

Meron Tesfamichael

Director, Africa Energy

Meron Tesfamichael.

Clorinda Kurnia Wibowo

Energy Manager, WRI Indonesia

Arief Wijaya

Program Director, WRI Indonesia

Arief Wijaya.

Min Yuan

Energy Transition Project Manager, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Min Yuan

Lianhui Zhang

Research Analyst, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Lianhui Zhang.

Daiyang Zhang

Research Assistant, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Daiyang Zhang
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