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.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Annick Adams
Coalition Impact Officer, Food and Land Use Coalition
Teite Adukeh
Digital Communications and Marketing Specialist, Ocean Program
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
Zoe Aldrich
Associate, Zero Emissions and Resilient Buildings (ZERB) Accelerator
Anna Alzahr
HR Advisor, WRI Europe
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Ben Andrews
Corporate Transition Analyst, WRI Climate
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Jenny Arthur
Head of Coolfood Membership Development
Oliver Ashford
Senior Program Associate, Ocean Program
Arooj Asif
Executive Assistant, Managing Director for Global Delivery
Becky Atkins
Global Network Lead, Data Lab
Jonathan Baines
Program Manager, WRI Ocean
Andreea Balan
Talent Acquisition Manager, WRI Europe
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Pandora Batra
Head of Governance and Diplomacy, CHAMP
Mirza Firoz Beg
Head, Equity & Poverty, CEO's Office, WRI India
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Cotte Benites
Digital Media Associate
Lelde Bernharde
Senior Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations
Steven Bland
Chief of Party, Clean Air Catalyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anne Bordier
Director of Food Initiatives
Tom Bremerkamp
Lead Designer, Restore Local
Clare Brennan
Senior Operations and Engagement Manager
Ondine Brent Eysseric
Executive Administrative Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Gabriela Brooks
Grants & Finance Specialist, FOLU
Emer Byrne
Talent Acquisition Manager
Florence Cameron
Country Engagement Partner Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Daphne Carliez
Countries Director, FOLU
Sarah Carter
Research Associate
Daria Castro
Planning & Operations Associate, People & Culture
Imane Chafiq
Senior Country Engagement Specialist
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Research Analyst, Climate Resilience Practice
Radha Chanchani
Senior Manager, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport
Shabana Charaniya
Fundraising Manager, Food and Water Programme
Kaustubh Chuke
Manager, Sustainable Cities & Transport, WRI India
Deirdre Cogan
Deputy Director of Communications, Climate, Economics and Finance Program
Micaela Cole
Partnerships and Policy Specialist, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)
