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
Bashaa'ir Abul-Qasim
Help Desk Support Analyst
Mohammad Ali
Operations Associate, US Climate Program
Imane Chafiq
Senior Country Engagement Specialist
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Kiyomi de Zoysa
Engagement Specialist, Allied for Climate Transformation
Rita M. El Zaghloul
Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People Secretariat
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Cynthia Elliott
Senior Associate, Climate Policy
W. Briana Fowler-Puja
Research Associate, U.S.-International Engagement
Hannah Harasaki
Project Manager, Connective Mobility
Zhaoqianyi (Zhao) Ji
Research Analyst, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Fatma Mohamed
Employee Relations Specialist
Nada Nassereddin
Project Coordinator, International Climate Action
Saif Shabou
Product Manager, Urban Analytics, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jamal Srouji
Senior Associate, International Climate Ambition
Neil Stein
Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund
Jerin Tan
Digital Communications Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Dominick Tanoh
NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Tomohiro Tasaki
Visiting Research Fellow, Systems Change Lab
Yuetong Zheng
Transport Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
