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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5 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Dimitris Mentis

Lead, Energy Access Explorer

Demitris Mentis

Sebastian Sterl

Senior Researcher, Clean Energy Transitions, WRI Africa

Sebastian Sterl

Jake Stockman

GIS Research Assistant, Energy Access Explorer

John Stockman

Bhavana Varma

Junior Program Associate, WRI India

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Arief Wijaya

Program Director, WRI Indonesia

Arief Wijaya.
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