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
Imane Chafiq
Senior Country Engagement Specialist
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
Rohit Eswar Phutane
Manager, Learning and Development
Mohan Kamasani
Junior Operations Associate, WRI India
Anjali Koppala
Project Communications Manager, WRI India
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Fatma Mohamed
Employee Relations Specialist
Nada Nassereddin
Project Coordinator, International Climate Action
Maanas Nukala
Data Operations Engineer, Data Lab
Celine Salcedo-La Viña
Senior Associate
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
Pushpanjali Surya
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources
Dominick Tanoh
NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Krishnapriya Thirumala
Intern, Deliberative and Participatory Engagement for Climate Democracy
