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.

10 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Rohit Eswar Phutane

Manager, Learning and Development

Joyce Javillonar

Global Coordination Manager, Energy, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition

Mohan Kamasani

Junior Operations Associate, WRI India

Mohan Kamasani.

Anjali Koppala

Project Communications Manager, WRI India

Anjali Rao Koppala.

Celine Novenario

Communications Manager, Climate, Economics and Finance Program

Celine Novenario.

Maanas Nukala

Data Operations Engineer, Data Lab

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John-Rob Pool

Senior Manager, UrbanShift & Nature-Positive Urban Development

John-Rob Pool

Celine Salcedo-La Viña

Senior Associate

Celine Salcedo-La Viña.

Pushpanjali Surya

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources

Pushpanjali Surya

Krishnapriya Thirumala

Intern, Deliberative and Participatory Engagement for Climate Democracy

Krishnapriya Thirumala