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.

14 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

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.

Gabby Hyman

Clean Energy Research Analyst, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center

Gabby Hyman

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

Caroline Lesser

Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations

Caroline Lesser

Evelyn Lewi

Financial and Investment Analyst

Evelyn Lewi

Nikita Luke

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

Nikita Luke

Anand Ramachandran

Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India

Radhika Rao

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

Radhika Rao.

Neil Stein

Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund

Neil Stein

Pushpanjali Surya

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources

Pushpanjali Surya