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.

4 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Mrunmayee Godbole

Global Operations Manager

Mrunmayee Godbole

Paras Paruthi

Senior Associate – Security & Reporting

Paras Paruthi

Sudatta Ray

Technical Director, Global Clean Energy Economics, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition

Sudatta Ray Staff Profile