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.

59 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Kenneth Mwangi

Regional Lead for Sustainable Improvement of Food Productivity, Africa

Kenneth Mwangi

George Mwaniki

Head of Air Quality, WRI Africa; Country Representative, Kenya

George Mwaniki

Peter Ndunda

Senior Associate, AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative

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John Wamagata Nduru

Green-Grey Infrastructure Accelerator Associate, WRI Africa

John Wamagata Nduru

Lawrence Ng'ang'a

AFR100 Restoration Monitoring Associate, WRI Africa

Lawrence Eric Ng'ang'a

Caroline Njoroge

Finance Manager (Maternity cover)

Caroline Njoroge

Tina Nyunga

Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda

Tina Nyunga.

Maurice Owiti

NCE Economist, WRI Africa

Maurice Owiti.

Alberto Pallecchi

Partnerships and Engagement Lead, WRI Europe

Alberto Pallecchi.

Douglas Ronoh

GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer

Douglas Ronoh

Daniela Russi

Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe

Daniela Russi.

Angela Isabella Scafidi

Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab

Angela Scafidi.

John Shema

Grants And Contracts Associate

John Shema

Guy Shemisi

Accountant, Central Africa Forest Initiative

Guy Shemisi

Giuseppe Tesoriere

Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Giuseppe Tesoriere

Ke Wang

Global Lead, Energy Minerals and Circularity, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition

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Hellen Njoki Wanjohi-Opil

Climate and Engagement, Lead

Hellen Njoki Wanjohi-Opil

Nekesa Wasike

Senior Human Resource Officer

Nekesa Wasike

Camilla Zanetti

Urban Mobility Research Assistant, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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