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
Bukaba Dieudonne
PMEL Specialist
Rohit Eswar Phutane
Manager, Learning and Development
Celestin Hirwandame
Portfolio Associate, Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin, Restoration Finance
Nicole Ihirwe
Food Systems Specialist-LKR
Mohan Kamasani
Junior Operations Associate, WRI India
Gloria Kantengwa
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Anjali Koppala
Project Communications Manager, WRI India
Srikant Mahanty
Associate Director, Global IT and Communications
Marc Manyifika
Lead, Urban Resilience, Africa
Nadine Munezero
Program Manager, Circular Food Systems, WRI Africa
Thacien Munyamahame
Community Coordinator, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Bernadette Muteteri
Fund Manager, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Gilbert Muvunankiko
Communications Manager, Restoration, WRI Africa
Jackson Ndera
Portfolio Specialist for Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, TerraFund for AFR100, WRI Africa
Sandra Nise
Senior HR Officer
Emmanuel Nkusi
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist, Green Accountability Initiative
Jean Marie Ntakirutimana
Portfolio Specialist, TerraFund for AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Maanas Nukala
Data Operations Engineer, Data Lab
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Sudatta Ray
Technical Director, Global Clean Energy Economics, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Eric Ruzigamanzi
Country Representative; Head Food Program, Rwanda
John Shema
Grants And Contracts Associate
Pushpanjali Surya
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources
Krishnapriya Thirumala
Intern, Deliberative and Participatory Engagement for Climate Democracy
Assumpta Uzamukunda
Manager, Capacity & Finance, Restoration Initiative
