Natalia Alayza
Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
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.
25 Featured Experts
Program Experts & Staff
Jessica Bahsoon
Program Specialist
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
Lorena Gonzalez
Senior Associate, UN Climate Finance
Hayden Higgins
Communications Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
Andrea Hohman
Communications Assistant, 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
Guanying Liu
Research Analyst, Green Finance, WRI China
Shuang Liu
Senior Associate
Cathy Luo
Sustainable Investing Intern
Ziyi Ma
Research Assistant, Sustainable Finance Center
Adugna Nemera
Senior Associate, Energy Access Finance, WRI Africa
Malua Neto
Grants and Finance Specialist
Carolyn Neunuebel
Research Associate I
Thomas Puryear
Project Associate, Sustainable Finance Center
Guly Sabahi
Senior Advisor, Climate Finance
Caitlin Smith
Associate, Sustainable Finance Center
Jayson VanBeusichem
Operations and Development Manager, Finance Center
Ye Wang
Research Associate, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Lihuan Zhou
Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
