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
Hanna Abate
Program Coordinator, Managing for Results
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
Alemayehu Agizew
GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Mulubrhan Balehegn
Agriculture and Climate Research Associate II
Anderson Ngowa
Finance Associate, Energy Access
Bethel Elias Dadebo
Grants and Finance Specialist, WRI Africa
Berhanu Desta
Global Accounting Director
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Samuel Gaturu
Project Specialist and Coordinator, Vital Landscapes Program, WRI Africa
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Karaya Karugu
Enterprise Manager, AFR100
Joan Kimaiyo
MERL Associate, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Robert Mbeche
Director, Food Program, WRI Africa
Christine Mboya
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Ivy Murgor
Program Manager, Air Quality, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Charity Mumbi Mwangi
Urban Nature Based Solutions Associate
Brian Masila Mwau
Grants & Contracts Manager, WRI Africa
Lilian Nasande
Grants and Finance Specialist
Simon Muriithi Ndoria
P4G Regional Investment Manager Africa
Solomon Negusse
API Software Engineer, Data Lab
Joan Nthiga
Engagement and Communications Specialist, WRI Africa
Apollonia Grace Ochieng
Grants Manager, P4G
Sheila Okoth
Data Analyst, Terrafund
Duncan Okowa
Research Associate, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Susan Onyango
Communications and Engagement Director, Africa
Victor T. Otieno
Research Associate Energy Access, WRI Africa
Yigremachew Seyoum Lemma
Senior Technical Advisor, Restore Local; and Ethiopia Lead, Food-Land-Water Program
Semere Jelalu Shafi
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Kibrom Tadesse
P4G National Platform Liaison, Ethiopia
Alemakef Tassew
Urban Development Project Specialist, WRI Africa
Gubignet Tekle
Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa
Eunice Wangui Mwangi
Water and Landscape Restoration Associate
Tesfay Woldemariam
GIS Research Associate I
Kalkidan Wondimu
Communication and Engagement Specialist, FOLU Ethiopia
Tinebeb Yohannes
Research Associate, Water Program
