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
Saketan Anand
Restoration Finance and Analysis Intern
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Kanchana Balasubramanian
Data Science and Remote Sensing Intern, Global Restoration Initiative
Bukaba Dieudonne
PMEL Specialist
Rohit Eswar Phutane
Manager, Learning and Development
Madhavi Ganeshan
Chief of Staff, Executive Office
Celestin Hirwandame
Portfolio Associate, Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin, Restoration Finance
Nicole Ihirwe
Food Systems Specialist-LKR
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Gloria Kantengwa
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
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
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Anand Ramachandran
Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India
Eric Ruzigamanzi
Country Representative; Head Food Program, Rwanda
Sangeetha Sarma
Director of Communications and Engagement
John Shema
Grants And Contracts Associate
John Thoppil
Associate Director, Global Operations
Assumpta Uzamukunda
Manager, Capacity & Finance, Restoration Initiative
