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.

104 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Nancy Sánchez García

Product Manager, Data Lab

Nancy Sánchez García.

Viviane Sobral Domingos dos Santos

Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil

Vivian Santos.

Avra Saslow

Data Analyst, Data Lab

Avra Saslow

Carolyn Savoldelli

Senior Research Associate, Ocean Data

Carolyn Savoldelli.

Kathy Schalch

Senior Editor, Research, Data and Impact

Kathy Schalch

Teresa Schofield

Senior Product Manager, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab

Kriti Shah

Electric Vehicle Industry Intern

Kriti Shah

Rebekah Shirley

Deputy Director, WRI Africa

Rebekah Shirley.

Rajat Shrestha

Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center

Noel Smyth

Head of Product, Data Lab

Noel Smyth

Hannah Sommers-Thaler

Senior Product Manager, Data Lab

Hannah Sommers-Thaler

Denis Sonwa

Research, Data and Impact Director, Africa

Denis Sonwa.

Gabrielle Swaby

Senior Associate, International Climate Initiative

Gabrielle Swaby.

Gregory Taff

Director of Research and Data Integrity

Gary Tempus

Senior Software Engineer, Data Lab

Gary Tempus

Justin Terry

Senior Data Engineer, Data Lab

Justin Terry

Rachel Thoms

Research Associate, Ocean Data and Equity

Kim Thornton

Product Manager, Data Lab

Kim Thronton.

Tea Tuur

Head of Product Design, Data Lab

Tea Tuur

Katharina Wache

Research Analyst, Corporate Water Stewardship

Katharina Wache

Jessica Wang

Senior Manager, U.S. Transportation, Electric School Bus Initiative

Jessica Wang

Eunice Wangui Mwangi

Water and Landscape Restoration Associate

Eunice Wangui Mwangi.

Jennifer Wilcox

Senior Fellow

Weiqi Zhou

Data Analyst, Research, Data & Impact, WRI China

Weiqi Zhou