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.

Program Experts & Staff

Willy Carlsen

Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal

Willy Carlsen.

Sod-Erdene Davaadorj

Grants and Finance Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative

Sodoo Davaadorj.

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Manager, Research & Corporate Partnerships, WRI Polsky Energy Center

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Vishant Kothari

Senior Manager, School Bus Electrification and Battery Circularity, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Vishant Kothari

Angela Isabella Scafidi

Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab

Angela Scafidi.