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
Farid Hakemi
Project Associate, Restoration
Sofwan Hakim
Senior Lead, Program Management Unit in Bali, WRI Indonesia
Hidayah Hamzah
Manager For National Plastic Action Partnership, WRI Indonesia
Mirzha Hanifah
Forest Research Assistant, WRI Indonesia
Isabel Harrington
Project & Engagement Specialist II
Nancy Harris
Research Manager, Global Forest Watch
Tomi Haryadi
Director for Food, Land and Water (FLW) Program, WRI Indonesia
Norbert Henninger
Senior Associate
Omar Hernandez Carmona
Grants & Finance Specialist, Food, Forest, Water, Ocean
Rakhmat Hidayat
Sumatra Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Elliott Ichimura
General Manager, Global Forest Watch Pro
Aarushi Jain
Intern, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Oliver James
Land Sector Associate, GHG Protocol
Eko Supryanto Kusumo Jati
Engagement & Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Paige Johnson
Editor & Content Strategist, Land and Forests
Samuel Kabiru
Manager, The Land Accelerator, WRI Africa
Karaya Karugu
Enterprise Manager, AFR100
Danielle Kay
Grants and Finance Specialist II, Global Restoration Initiative
Haley Kazanecki
Project and Research Coordinator
Kendie Kenmoe
Forest Atlas Technical Manager, Data Lab
Joan Kimaiyo
MERL Associate, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
John Knowles
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist
Sophie Labaste
Associate, Forest Governance and Policy
Paige Langer
Research Analyst
Ari Lawson
Grants & Finance Specialist II
Pierre-Antoine Levillain
Operations Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Darby Levin
GIS Analyst, Global Restoration Initiative
Bo Li
Research Associate II
Lucas Lima
Territory Analyst for the Amazon, WRI Brasil
Ryan Lokhorst
Grants and Finance Specialist, Global Restoration Initiative
Valeria López Portillo Purata
Climate and Ecosystems Manager
Suzanna Lund
Operations Director, WRI Brasil
James MacCarthy
Research Associate I, Global Forest Watch
Marcia MacNeil
Senior Communications Manager, Land and Forests
Noah Maghsadi
Project Manager, TerraMatch, Global Restoration Initiative
Roger Mambeta
GIS Expert, Democratic Republic of Congo
Maxwel Ngochi Manga
Finance and Operation Specialist, Congo Basin, WRI Africa
Joseph Mangouende
National Technical Assistant, Republic of Congo
Geysa Vilela Gomes Marques
Territory Analyst for Caatinga
Dow Martin
Senior Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
