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
Preety Bhandari
Senior Advisor, Global Climate Program and the Finance Center
Molly Caldwell
Associate, Sustainable Finance Center
Amanda Carter
Research Analyst II, Sustainable Investing
Brian Chitala
Investment Specialist
Esther Sekyoung Choi
Associate II
Christina Hernandez
Grants and Finance Specialist, Sustainable Finance Center
Bryce Dawson
P4G Partnership Intern
Hayden Higgins
Communications Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
Gaia Larsen
Director, Climate Finance Access, Finance Center
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
Anderson Lee
Research Associate
Shuang Liu
China Finance Director
Ziyi Ma
Research Analyst, Sustainable Finance Center
Maggie Malloy
Operations Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
Victoria Malolina
Staff Accountant
Robyn McGuckin
Robyn McGuckin, Executive Director, P4G
Hali McKinley Lester
Communications Manager, P4G
Winfred Muasa
Operations Assistant, P4G Programme
Monicah Mungai
Operations Manager, P4G
Adugna Nemera
Senior Associate, Energy Access Finance, WRI Africa
Carolyn Neunuebel
Research Associate I
Apollonia Grace Ochieng
Grants Manager, P4G
Thomas Puryear
Project Associate, Sustainable Finance Center
Melanie Robinson
Global Climate, Economics and Finance Program Director, WRI Africa
Guly Sabahi
Senior Advisor, Climate Finance
Sangeetha Sarma
Head of Communications, P4G
Dorine Wytema
Deputy Director of the Global Climate, Economics and Finance Program
Lihuan Zhou
Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
Chris Qihan Zou
Research Analyst