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.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Jenny Arthur
Head of Coolfood Membership Development
Beth Bahs-Ahern
Director of Global Operations, FFWO
Scarlett Benson
Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Lead, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) / Director of Standards, FOLU
Stacy Blondin
Behavioral Science Associate
Jordano Roma Buzati
Senior Research Analyst
Clara Cho
Data Analyst, Coolfood
Edward Davey
Policy and International Engagement Director, Food and Land Use Coalition; Co-Director, WRI UK
Christopher M. Ede-Calton
Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Olaf Erenstein
Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe
Liz Goodwin
Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste
Sandy Henkes
Project Coordinator & Team Administrator, Food Program
Jillian Holzer
Communications Manager, Food
Edwina Hughes
Head, the Coolfood Pledge
Jake Ireland
Communications Specialist, Global Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)
Gloria Kantengwa
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Brian Lipinski
Associate II, Food Program
Elise Mazur
GIS Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Katie McCoshan
Policy and International Engagement Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)
Sophie Mongalvy
Communications Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition
Katherine Murtha
Membership Engagement Specialist, Coolfood
T Nandakumar
Senior Fellow, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI India
Klara Nilsson
Senior Communications Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Liqing Peng
Food and Agriculture Modeler
Nidhi Ralhan
Programme Manager, Food Action Now
Sarah Sarkar
Digital Specialist, Food Program
Silviya Stanton
Grants and Finance Specialist II
Taryn Staples
Manager of Global Operations, FFWO
Richard Waite
Senior Research Associate, Food Program
Kalkidan Wondimu
Communication and Engagement Specialist, FOLU Ethiopia
