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.

16 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Mulubrhan Balehegn

Agriculture and Climate Research Associate II

Mulubrhan Gebremikael.

Radha Chanchani

Senior Manager, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport

Rhada Chanchani

Rohit Eswar Phutane

Manager, Learning and Development

Swati Hegde

Global Manager, Agricultural Methane

Swati Hedge.

Joyce Javillonar

Global Coordination Manager, Energy, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition

Mohan Kamasani

Junior Operations Associate, WRI India

Mohan Kamasani.

Ajith Kasaragod

Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India

Ajith Kasaragod

Vishant Kothari

Senior Manager, School Bus Electrification and Battery Circularity, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Vishant Kothari

Nikita Luke

Project Manager, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Nikita Luke

Solomon Negusse

API Software Engineer, Data Lab

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Celine Novenario

Communications Manager, Climate, Economics and Finance Program

Celine Novenario.

Anand Ramachandran

Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India

Radhika Rao

Research Associate II, Restoration Finance and Outcome Buyer Engagement, Global Restoration Initiative

Radhika Rao.

Celine Salcedo-La Viña

Senior Associate

Celine Salcedo-La Viña.

Pushpanjali Surya

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources

Pushpanjali Surya

Tesfay Woldemariam

GIS Research Associate I