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.

12 Featured 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

Justyn Huckleberry

Projects & Research Associate, NUMO Alliance

Celal Tolga Imamoglu

Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye

Yaren Kıtay

Communications & Operations Specialist, WRI Türkiye

Cemil Oğuz

Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye

Gülcan Orak

Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities

John-Rob Pool

Senior Manager, UrbanShift & Nature-Positive Urban Development

Tuğçe Üzümoğlu

Integrated Climate Action Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye

Yunus Emre Yılmaz

Analyst, Urban Mobility and Health & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye