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

Natalia Alayza

Manager, Sustainable Finance Center

Natalia Alayza

Preety Bhandari

Senior Advisor, Global Climate Program and the Finance Center

Preety Bhandari

Molly Caldwell

Associate, Sustainable Finance Center

Mollly Caldwell

Amanda Carter

Research Analyst II, Sustainable Investing

Amanda Carter

Brian Chitala

Investment Specialist

Brian Chitala

Esther Sekyoung Choi

Associate II

Esther Sekyoung Choi.

Christina Hernandez

Grants and Finance Specialist, Sustainable Finance Center

Christina Hernandez.

Bryce Dawson

P4G Partnership Intern

Bryce Dawson.

Hayden Higgins

Communications Manager, Sustainable Finance Center

Gaia Larsen

Director, Climate Finance Access, Finance Center

Valerie Laxton

Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center

Valerie Laxton

Anderson Lee

Research Associate

Anderson Lee

Shuang Liu

China Finance Director

Shuang Liu

Ziyi Ma

Research Analyst, Sustainable Finance Center

Ziyi Ma

Maggie Malloy

Operations Manager, Sustainable Finance Center

Maggie Malloy.

Victoria Malolina

Staff Accountant

Victoria Malolina.

Robyn McGuckin

Robyn McGuckin, Executive Director, P4G

Robyn McGuckin

Hali McKinley Lester

Communications Manager, P4G

Hali McKinley Lester

Winfred Muasa

Operations Assistant, P4G Programme

Winfred Muasa.

Monicah Mungai

Operations Manager, P4G

Monicah Mungai.

Adugna Nemera

Senior Associate, Energy Access Finance, WRI Africa

Adugna Nemera

Carolyn Neunuebel

Research Associate I

Apollonia Grace Ochieng

Grants Manager, P4G

Apollonia Grace Ochieng.

Thomas Puryear

Project Associate, Sustainable Finance Center

Thomas Puryear

Melanie Robinson

Global Climate, Economics and Finance Program Director, WRI Africa

Melanie Robinson.

Guly Sabahi

Senior Advisor, Climate Finance

Guly Sabahi

Sangeetha Sarma

Head of Communications, P4G

Sangeetha Sarma

Lihuan Zhou

Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center

Chris Qihan Zou

Research Analyst

Chris Zou.
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