Experts & Staff
WRI’s experts are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as food and land use, energy, cities, climate, economics, finance, governance and more. Our more than 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Alejandra Achury
Research Analyst, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
William Addo
Enterprise Investment Manager, Restore Local
Alvin Adu-Asare
GIS Research Associate, WRI Africa
Alemayehu Agizew
GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer
Mohammad Ali
Operations Associate, US Climate Program
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Angela Anderson
Director of Industrial Innovation
Eillie Anzilotti
Urban Development Communications Manager & Communications Lead, UrbanShift, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kate Archambault
Operations Manager, Electric School Bus Initiative
Mike Badzmierowski
Manager, U.S. Agricultural Policy
Luke Balleny
Igerha Bampa
Technical Assistant for Open Timber Portal, WRI Africa
Brittany Barrett
Deputy Director, Implementation & Operations for the Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mulumar Gadissa Bedassa
Grants and Finance Specialist, Cities Program, Ethiopia
Lisa Beyer
Senior Manager, Nature for Urban Resilience
Lori Bird
U.S. Director, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Jonah Busch
Senior Environmental Economist, Cities4Forests, Natural Infrastructure
Zachary Byrum
Associate II, Industrial Decarbonization and Carbon Removal
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Kathy Cefus
Senior Operations Manager, WRI U.S.
Anderson Ngowa
Finance Associate, Energy Access
Brian Chitala
Investment Specialist
Susan Chomba
Director of Vital Landscapes, WRI Africa
Bobby Cochran
Senior Lead, Strategy, Policy and Delivery, Cities4Forests
Josh Cohn
Utah Watershed Health Coordinator, Cities4Forests
Natasha Collins
Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Alyssa Curran
E-Mobility Financial Solutions and Equity Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Bethel Elias Dadebo
Grants and Finance Specialist, WRI Africa
Alexander Dane
Director, U.S. Clean Energy Implementation, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Nii Darko Darko
Senior Urban Mobility Manager, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Sod-Erdene Davaadorj
Grants and Finance Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Carrie Dellesky
Communications Manager, Cities4Forests
Audrey Denvir
Research Associate II, U.S. Lands
Agostinha Depina
Budget Development & Proposal Risk Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Irina Didenko
Grants and Finance Specialist II, Cities4Forests
