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
Tri Ana Affini
Project Operations Specialist, WRI Indonesia
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
Carolina Astri
Wahana Riset Indonesia Researcher, One Map Initiative
Firda Astriyani
Office Manager , WRI Indonesia
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
Bukti Bagja
Supply Chain and Livelihood Transformation Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Charles (Chip) Barber
Director, Natural Resources Governance and Policy
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Jonah Busch
Senior Environmental Economist, Cities4Forests, Natural Infrastructure
Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye
Kenny Cetera
Wahana Riset Indonesia Researcher, Forest Legality Initiative
Roman Paul Czebiniak
Director, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector
Rizky Firmansyah
Senior Research Analyst for Nature and Food System, WRI Indonesia
W. Briana Fowler-Puja
Research Associate, U.S.-International Engagement
Hidayah Hamzah
Manager For National Plastic Action Partnership, WRI Indonesia
Sakinah Ummu Haniy
Communications Assistant, WRI Indonesia
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Tomi Haryadi
Director for Food, Land and Water (FLW) Program, WRI Indonesia
Rakhmat Hidayat
Sumatra Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Celal Tolga Imamoglu
Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Julia Kalmirah
Papua Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Martha Triasih Karafir
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, WRI Indonesia
Gina Karina
Food And Land Use (FOLU) Manager, WRI Indonesia
Bunga Karnisa Goib
Community Coordinator For National Plastic Action Partnership And Restoration, WRI Indonesia
Yuke Kirana
Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Yaren Kıtay
Communications & Operations Specialist, WRI Türkiye
Heriza Leni
Monitoring, Reporting And Data Management Coordinator, WRI Indonesia
Ary Lesmana
Head of Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, WRI Indonesia
Lourensia
Finance & Accounting Officer, WRI Indonesia
Cynthia Maharani
Gender, Equity, & Social Inclusion Program Lead, WRI Indonesia
Bonifasius Y. Lody Maturbongs
West Papua Regional Coordinator, WRI Indonesia
Nameera Moerdaning
Transport Analyst, Low Carbon Development Initiative, WRI Indonesia
Fathir Mohamad
Product Engineering Lead, WRI Indonesia
Benita Nathania
Project Lead for Forest and Landscape Monitoring
Annisa Nisitha Nindyarini
Communications Officer
Novianti
Finance And Accounting Manager, WRI Indonesia
Cemil Oğuz
Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye
Ece Ömür
Urban Resilience Manager, WRI Türkiye
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Elisabeth Pasapan
Project Officer, WRI Papua Regional Office