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
Nancy Sánchez García
Product Manager, Data Lab
Viviane Sobral Domingos dos Santos
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Avra Saslow
Data Analyst, Data Lab
Carolyn Savoldelli
Senior Research Associate, Ocean Data
Kathy Schalch
Senior Editor, Research, Data and Impact
Teresa Schofield
Senior Product Manager, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab
Kriti Shah
Electric Vehicle Industry Intern
Rebekah Shirley
Deputy Director, WRI Africa
Rajat Shrestha
Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Noel Smyth
Head of Product, Data Lab
Hannah Sommers-Thaler
Senior Product Manager, Data Lab
Denis Sonwa
Research, Data and Impact Director, Africa
Gabrielle Swaby
Senior Associate, International Climate Initiative
Gregory Taff
Director of Research and Data Integrity
Gary Tempus
Senior Software Engineer, Data Lab
Justin Terry
Senior Data Engineer, Data Lab
Rachel Thoms
Research Associate, Ocean Data and Equity
Kim Thornton
Product Manager, Data Lab
Tea Tuur
Head of Product Design, Data Lab
Katharina Wache
Research Analyst, Corporate Water Stewardship
Jessica Wang
Senior Manager, U.S. Transportation, Electric School Bus Initiative
Eunice Wangui Mwangi
Water and Landscape Restoration Associate
Jennifer Wilcox
Senior Fellow
Weiqi Zhou
Data Analyst, Research, Data & Impact, WRI China