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.

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9 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Xixi Chen

Manager, Clean Energy

Xixi Chen

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Research Associate, Energy Program

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Zhuohui Huang

Research Analyst, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Zhuohui Huang.

David Njugi

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

David Njugi.

Douglas Ronoh

GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer

Douglas Ronoh

Ke Wang

Strategy Lead, Energy Materials and Circularity

Min Yuan

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

Min Yuan

Daiyang Zhang

Research Assistant, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Daiyang Zhang

Xavier Zheng

U.S. Clean Energy Intern

Xavier Zheng.
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