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
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Kalpana Giri, Ph.D (Dr. nat. tech.)
Senior Manager, Global Restoration Research & Strategy
Jessica Immelman
Senior User Success Manager, Global Nature Watch
Aarushi Jain
Intern, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Gautam Mathur
Remote Sensing, Data Science Intern
Radhika Rao
Research Associate II, Restoration Finance and Outcome Buyer Engagement, Global Restoration Initiative
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
