Leadership
Giulia Christianson
Acting Global Director, Sustainable Finance and Director, Sustainable Private Sector Finance
Experts & Staff
WRI brings together 1,400 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Leadership
Program Experts & Staff
Natalia Alayza
Research Analyst II, Finance Center
Jessica Bahsoon
Program Specialist
William Berek
Intern, UN Climate Finance, Finance Center
Preety Bhandari
Senior Advisor, Global Climate Program and the Finance Center
Julie Bos
Research Analyst, Sustainable Finance Center
Molly Caldwell
Associate, Sustainable Finance Center
Hayden Higgins
Communications Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
Gaia Larsen
Director, Climate Finance Access and Deployment, Finance Center
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
Anderson Lee
Research Associate
Shuang Liu
Senior Associate
Ziyi Ma
Research Assistant, Sustainable Finance Center
Brad McCandless
Research Intern, Finance Center
Carolyn Neunuebel
Research Analyst II, Finance Center
Thomas Puryear
Grants & Finance Specialist II, Sustainable Finance Center
Caitlin Smith
Associate, Sustainable Finance Center
Joe Thwaites
Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
Jayson VanBeusichem
Operations and Development Manager, Finance Center
Ye Wang
Research Associate, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Yili Wu
Research Analyst II, Sustainable Finance Center
Lihuan Zhou
Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
