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
Kiyomi de Zoysa
Engagement Specialist, Allied for Climate Transformation
Roman Dehsabzi
Project Coordinator, Country Engagement
Kalpana Giri, Ph.D (Dr. nat. tech.)
Senior Manager, Global Restoration Research & Strategy
Farid Hakemi
Project Associate, Restoration
Komal Kunwar
Research Intern, Science Based Targets Initiative
Khabir Mirzakhail
Training Manager, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Managing for Results
Mona Nabi
Grants & Finance Specialist II
Rajat Shrestha
Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Ashna Siddhi
Technical Research Analyst, Systems Change Lab and Climate Watch
Mende Thuji Yangden
Researcher and Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion Coordinator, Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
