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
Anna de Vries
People Communications Lead
Kiranjeet Dhillon
Executive Assistant, Heads of the London and Hague Offices
Helen Ding
Head of Restoration Economics
Amy Dobbs
Operations and HR Manager, WRI Europe
Héctor Miguel Donado
Research and Project Manager
Bridgit Donnelly
Data Infrastructure Product Manager, Data Lab
Lucia Duran Aguado
Operations and Sustainability Manager, WRI Europe
Alex Eastham
Knowledge Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)
Rita M. El Zaghloul
Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People Secretariat
Ruth Engel
Environmental Health and Extreme Heat Data Scientist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Luke Foddy
Communications Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Abigail Frankfort
Aquatic Food Lead, WRI Ocean
Sarah George
Senior Manager, Strategic Communications, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Douglas Gibbs
Development and Impact Director, FOLU
Despina Gkotsidou
Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio
Mrunmayee Godbole
Global Operations Manager
Eleanor Good
Senior Human Resources Manager, WRI Europe
Liz Goodwin
Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste
Keylou Guinea
Regional Accounting Lead
Waqaas Gulzar
Help Desk Support Analyst II, User Experience Lead UI/UX
Fang Guo
Finance Assistant
Catlyne Haddaoui
Senior Associate, Just Transition
Edwina Hughes
Head of partnerships and engagement, Food Initiatives
Jessica Immelman
Senior User Success Manager, Global Nature Watch
Max Jamieson
Global Lead, Integrated Climate Action, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Catherine Jarman
Head of Learning and Impact, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)
Jubril Juma
Senior Product Manager, TerraMatch
Micheline Khan
Senior Associate, Ocean Climate
Vanessa King
Knowledge Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)
Yuke Kirana
Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Marianne Lee
Results, Learning and Insights Manager (PMEL Manager)
Alex Lee-Emery
Researcher, Our Ocean Conference
Clarissa Lehne
Country Engagement Partner Manager, NDC Partnership
Joaquim Leite
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Caroline Lesser
Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Laurie Lewis
Communications Specialist, Global Energy, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Mark Little
Lead, Food Loss and Waste Initiatives
