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
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye
Celal Tolga Imamoglu
Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Yaren Kıtay
Communications & Operations Specialist, WRI Türkiye
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Cemil Oğuz
Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye
Ece Ömür
Urban Resilience Manager, WRI Türkiye
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
John-Rob Pool
Senior Manager, UrbanShift & Nature-Positive Urban Development
Shiyong Qiu
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Tuğçe Üzümoğlu
Integrated Climate Action Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Jessica Wang
Senior Manager, U.S. Transportation, Electric School Bus Initiative
Lulu Xue
Senior Associate and Urban Mobility Lead, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Yunus Emre Yılmaz
Analyst, Urban Mobility and Health & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Sophie Young
Manager, Environmental Justice and Equity, WRI U.S.
