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
Kenneth Mwangi
Regional Lead for Sustainable Improvement of Food Productivity, Africa
Charity Mumbi Mwangi
Urban Nature Based Solutions Associate
George Mwaniki
Head of Air Quality, WRI Africa; Country Representative, Kenya
Brian Masila Mwau
Grants & Contracts Manager, WRI Africa
Stephen Mwirigi Mbaya
Director of Development, Africa
Nadia Shah Naidoo
Senior Associate, Integrated Climate Action
Lilian Nasande
Grants and Finance Specialist
Jackson Ndera
Portfolio Specialist for Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, TerraFund for AFR100, WRI Africa
Simon Muriithi Ndoria
P4G Regional Investment Manager Africa
Peter Ndunda
Senior Associate, AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative
John Wamagata Nduru
Green-Grey Infrastructure Accelerator Associate, WRI Africa
Kevin Nfor Ntani
GIS Associate, TerraMatch, Cameroon
Lawrence Ng'ang'a
AFR100 Restoration Monitoring Associate, WRI Africa
Spencer Ng’oma
Manager I, WRI Africa
Sandra Nise
Senior HR Officer
Patrick James Njakani Okoko
Governance and Civil Society Support Lead
Caroline Njiru
Greater Rift Valley Landscape Manager, WRI Africa
Caroline Njoroge
Finance Manager (Maternity cover)
Valentine Njoroge
Communications and Engagements Specialist - Energy Access, Africa
Joelle Nkosi Boeli
Legal and Partnerships Officer, Democratic Republic of Congo
Teodyl Nkuintchua
Congo Basin Strategy and Engagement Leader
Justin Murhula Nkumbarhi
Field Coordinator/Focal Point, Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin Landscape Restoration DRC Project, Restore Local
Emmanuel Nkusi
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist, Green Accountability Initiative
Peter Ntaganda
Restore Local Program Manager, Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin Landscape Rwanda-Burundi-DRC
Jean Marie Ntakirutimana
Portfolio Specialist, TerraFund for AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Joan Nthiga
Engagement and Communications Specialist, WRI Africa
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Stevanche Nzingoula Loufouma
Technical Assistant, Republic of Congo
Apollonia Grace Ochieng
Grants Manager, P4G
Sheila Okoth
Data Analyst, Terrafund
Duncan Okowa
Research Associate, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Crispian Olver
Senior Advisor
Geoffrey Nelson Omondi
Administration Officer, WRI Africa
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Susan Onyango
Communications and Engagement Director, Africa
Michael Osei Nkrumah
Senior Engagement Manager, Outcome Finance for Restoration
Victor T. Otieno
Research Associate Energy Access, WRI Africa
Maurice Owiti
NCE Economist, WRI Africa
Daniel Kwaku Owusu
Data Quality Analyst Ghana Cocoa Belt
Beldine Oyaro
Finance and Operations Associate, Food
