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.

17 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Alvin Adu-Asare

GIS Research Associate, WRI Africa

Alvin Adu Asare.

Ashwathy Anand

Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India

Ashwathy Anand

Nambi Appadurai

Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India

Nii Darko Darko

Senior Urban Mobility Manager, Cities Program, WRI Africa

Joyce Javillonar

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

Ajith Kasaragod

Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India

Ajith Kasaragod

Jayahari KM

India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India

 

Jayahari KM

Vaisakh Suresh Kumar

Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India

Vaisakh Suresh Kumar

Nikita Luke

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

Nikita Luke

T Nandakumar

Senior Fellow, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI India

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Celine Novenario

Communications Manager, Climate, Economics and Finance Program

Celine Novenario.

Michael Osei Nkrumah

Senior Engagement Manager, Outcome Finance for Restoration

Michael Osei Nkrumah

Daniel Kwaku Owusu

Data Quality Analyst Ghana Cocoa Belt

Danial Kwaku Owusu

Celine Salcedo-La Viña

Senior Associate

Celine Salcedo-La Viña.

Mridula Sarji

Junior Program Associate, WRI India

Mridula Sarji.

John Thoppil

Associate Director, Global Operations

Mark Tonyemevor

Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Mark Tonyemevor