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
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Ettore Arpini
Director for Strategy and Impact, WRI Brasil
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Iryna Bondarenko
Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rocío Campos
Senior Communications and Engagement Manager
Anderson Ngowa
Finance Associate, Energy Access
Penny Cross
Director of Strategic Communications, FOLU
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Shefaali Desai
HR International Manager, Global Human Resources
Sandeep Dutta
Senior Manager, Global Operations
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Samuel Gaturu
Project Specialist and Coordinator, Vital Landscapes Program, WRI Africa
Kalpana Giri, Ph.D (Dr. nat. tech.)
Senior Manager, Global Restoration Research & Strategy
Clemens W. Janssen
User Research & Engagement Lead
Karaya Karugu
Enterprise Manager, AFR100
Joan Kimaiyo
MERL Associate, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Zac Lowndes-Bull
Senior Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations
Christine Luttmer
Project Manager, Country Engagement, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Anne Maassen
Senior Urban Research, Knowledge & Learning Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Robert Mbeche
Director, Food Program, WRI Africa
Christine Mboya
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Dimitris Mentis
Lead, Energy Access Explorer
Kirian Mischke-Reeds
Research Analyst, Raising National Climate Ambition
Ivy Murgor
Program Manager, Air Quality, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Charity Mumbi Mwangi
Urban Nature Based Solutions Associate
Brian Masila Mwau
Grants & Contracts Manager, WRI Africa
Lilian Nasande
Grants and Finance Specialist
Simon Muriithi Ndoria
P4G Regional Investment Manager Africa
Joan Nthiga
Engagement and Communications Specialist, WRI Africa
Ryan O'Connor
Knowledge Tools Associate, NDC Partnership
Apollonia Grace Ochieng
Grants Manager, P4G
Sheila Okoth
Data Analyst, Terrafund
Duncan Okowa
Research Associate, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Susan Onyango
Communications and Engagement Director, Africa
Victor T. Otieno
Research Associate Energy Access, WRI Africa
