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
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Zhuohui Huang
Research Analyst , Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Benson Ireri
Africa Lead, Energy Access
Adugna Nemera
Senior Associate, Energy Access Finance, WRI Africa
David Njugi
Program Specialist, Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE), WRI Africa
Victor T. Otieno
Research Associate Energy Access, WRI Africa
Haigang Pei
Research Assistant, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Douglas Ronoh
GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer
Sebastian Sterl
Senior Researcher, Clean Energy Transitions, WRI Africa
Meron Tesfamichael
Director, Africa Energy
Wei Wang
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Yajing Xin
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Min Yuan
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Daiyang Zhang
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Lianhui Zhang
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Wenquan Zhang
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China