Jessica Bahsoon
Program Specialist
Experts & Staff
WRI brings together more than 1,700 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.
Program Experts & Staff
Preety Bhandari
Senior Advisor, Global Climate Program and the Finance Center
Molly Caldwell
Associate, Sustainable Finance Center
Amanda Carter
Research Analyst II, Sustainable Investing
Esther Choi
Research Associate
Hayden Higgins
Communications Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
Anderson Lee
Research Associate
Adugna Nemera
Senior Associate, Energy Access Finance, WRI Africa
Thomas Puryear
Project Associate, Sustainable Finance Center
Guly Sabahi
Senior Advisor, Climate Finance
Jayson VanBeusichem
Operations and Development Manager, Finance Center
Ye Wang
Research Associate, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Lihuan Zhou
Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
Natalia Alayza
Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
Lorena Gonzalez
Senior Associate, UN Climate Finance
Gaia Larsen
Director, Climate Finance Access and Deployment, Finance Center
Shuang Liu
China Finance Director
Ziyi Ma
Research Analyst, Sustainable Finance Center
Carolyn Neunuebel
Research Associate I
Rachel Saag
Institutional Fund Manager, WRI's Center for Sustainable Business
