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
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Ettore Arpini
Director for Strategy and Impact, WRI Brasil
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Emer Byrne
Talent Acquisition Manager
Imane Chafiq
Senior Country Engagement Specialist
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Janneke de Vries
Head of The Hague regional office and Director of European Partnerships
Michael Doust
Director, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jessica Immelman
Senior User Success Manager, Global Nature Watch
Ajith Kasaragod
Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Caroline Lesser
Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Nikita Luke
Project Manager, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kate Morton
Senior HR Manager, WRI Europe
T Nandakumar
Senior Fellow, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI India
Celine Novenario
Communications Manager, Climate, Economics and Finance Program
Ece Ömür
Urban Resilience Manager, WRI Türkiye
Henk Ovink
Executive Director Global Commission on the Economics of Water
Mridula Sarji
Junior Program Associate, WRI India
Charlotte Schep
Grants & Finance Specialist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Gizem Senturk
Digital Communications Specialist
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
John Thoppil
Associate Director, Global Operations
Emily van Bronkhorst
Operations Manager, Development
Rogier van den Berg
Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Darla Bijou van Hoorn
Media Relations Manager
Ke Wang
Global Lead, Energy Minerals and Circularity, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Leianne Wijnhoud
Research Analyst, Energy Minerals and Circularity, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
