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
Virginia Bergamaschi Tavares
Senior Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rod Taylor
Global Director, Forests
Birouke Teferra
Economist/M&E Specialist, Energy Program, WRI Africa
Jashwant Tej
Senior Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport, WRI India
Gubignet Tekle
Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa
Gabriella Teklehaimanot
Human Resources Manager, WRI Africa
Gary Tempus
Senior Software Engineer, Data Lab
Sofia Tenorio Fenton
Engagement Specialist, Supply Chains
Guliver Terada
Senior Project Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Justin Terry
Senior Data Engineer, Data Lab
Meron Tesfamichael
Director, Africa Energy
Berhanu Teshome
Finance, Accounting and Administration Manager, WRI Africa
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Htet Thadar Aung
Whole of Society Analyst, NDC Partnership
Chikondi Thangata
Associate, International Climate Action
Kaitlyn Thayer
Communications Manager, Global Forest Watch
Kimberly Theodore
Senior Manager, Pipeline Management & Strategy
Anne Theuerkauf
Country Engagement Specialist, WRI Europe
Krishnapriya Thirumala
Intern, Deliberative and Participatory Engagement for Climate Democracy
Hannah Thomas
Communications and Events Coordinator, Global Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)
Wil Thomas
Front-End Developer
Rachel Thoms
Research Assistant, Research, Data, and Innovation
John Thoppil
Manager, Global Operations
Kim Thornton
Project Manager, Systems Change Lab
Jie Tian
Human Resource Coordinator, WRI China
Hendrika Tiarma Wulandari Samosir
Social Forestry and Agrarian Reform Improvement Project Lead
Amy Todd
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Research Lead, Electric School Bus Initiative
HJ Toh
Visiting Fellow, Global Forest Watch
Rita Tomilin
Project Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mark Tonyemevor
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vitor Tornello
Project Assistant, WRI Brasil
Catalina Torres
Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Tania Torres
Analyst of Information Systems, WRI Mexico
Laio Teixeira
Project Analyst, WRI Brasil
Rosalie Toupin
Executive Assistant to the Managing Director for Strategy, Learning & Results
Tini Tran
Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Harriet Tregoning
Director, NUMO Alliance
Ayushi Trivedi
Research Associate, Gender and Social Equity
Karen Truluck
Project Manager, Priceless Planet Coalition
Thet Hein Tun
Senior Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
