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.

7 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Andreea Balan

Talent Acquisition Manager, WRI Europe

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Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Despina Gkotsidou

Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio

Despina Gkotsidou.

Mrunmayee Godbole

Global Operations Manager

Mrunmayee Godbole

Sudatta Ray

Technical Director, Global Clean Energy Economics, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition

Sudatta Ray Staff Profile

Angeliki Roussou

Program Coordinator

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Stephanie Tan

Communications Manager, Supply Chains, Land and Forests

Stephanie Tan