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
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Penny Cross
Director of Strategic Communications, FOLU
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Zac Lowndes-Bull
Senior Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations
Mrinmayee Ray
Operations Administrative Assistant
Sudatta Ray
Technical Director, Global Clean Energy Economics, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Katharina Wache
Research Analyst, Corporate Water Stewardship
Sonja Zantow
EU Engagement Coordinator
