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
Saketan Anand
Restoration Finance and Analysis Intern
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Kanchana Balasubramanian
Data Science and Remote Sensing Intern, Global Restoration Initiative
Rohit Eswar Phutane
Manager, Learning and Development
Madhavi Ganeshan
Chief of Staff, Executive Office
Gabby Hyman
Clean Energy Research Analyst, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Joyce Javillonar
Global Coordination Manager, Energy, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Caroline Lesser
Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Evelyn Lewi
Financial and Investment Analyst
Celine Novenario
Communications Manager, Climate, Economics and Finance Program
Anand Ramachandran
Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India
Celine Salcedo-La Viña
Senior Associate
Sangeetha Sarma
Director of Communications and Engagement
Neil Stein
Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund
John Thoppil
Associate Director, Global Operations
