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.

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8 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Kalpana Giri

Senior Manager, Social Equity, Global Restoration

Kalpana Giri

Aarushi Jain

Intern, Restoration Policy Accelerator

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Bo Li

Research Associate II

Gautam Mathur

Remote Sensing, Data Science Intern

Gautam Mathur.

Stephanie Tan

Communications Manager, Supply Chains, Land and Forests

Stephanie Tan

HJ Toh

Visiting Fellow, Global Forest Watch

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Mei Xu

Land Accelerator Intern

Mei Xu