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
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
Jenny Chen
Global Electric Mobility Research Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Xixi Chen
Senior Research Manager, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
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
Mengpin Ge
Senior Associate
Shuwei Guan
Staff Accountant
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Millie Howard
US Energy Communications Intern, WRI US
Jessica Immelman
Senior User Success Manager, Global Nature Watch
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Caroline Lesser
Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Bo Li
Research Associate II
K. Zèi Liu
Global Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kate Morton
Senior HR Manager, WRI Europe
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
Charlotte Schep
Grants & Finance Specialist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Lucie Schwartz
Development Specialist
Gizem Senturk
Digital Communications Specialist
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
Tini Tran
Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Thet Hein Tun
Senior Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
Mei Xu
Land Accelerator Intern
Lucy Yang
Research and Communications Manager
Yiqian Zhang-Billert
Senior Manager, Climate and Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lihuan Zhou
Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
