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
Bashaa'ir Abul-Qasim
Help Desk Support Analyst
Mohammad Ali
Operations Associate, US Climate Program
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Rafiat Animashaun
Communications & Engagement Manager
Imane Chafiq
Senior Country Engagement Specialist
Esther Sekyoung Choi
Research Lead, Nature-based Solutions and the Private Climate Sector
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Rita M. El Zaghloul
Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People Secretariat
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Hannah Harasaki
Project Manager, Connective Mobility
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Anderson Lee
Research Associate
Fatma Mohamed
Employee Relations Specialist
Nada Nassereddin
Project Coordinator, International Climate Action
Christy Pak
Program Specialist, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Saif Shabou
Product Manager, Urban Analytics, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jamal Srouji
Senior Associate, International Climate Ambition
Neil Stein
Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund
Dominick Tanoh
NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
