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

Jenny Chen

Global Electric Mobility Research Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Jenny Chen.

Xixi Chen

Senior Research Manager, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition

Xixi Chen

Amanda Gcanga

Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst

Amanda Gcanga

Mengpin Ge

Senior Associate

Mengpin Ge.

Shuwei Guan

Staff Accountant

Shuwei Guan

Arya Harsono

Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy

Millie Howard

US Energy Communications Intern, WRI US

Millie Howard

Bo Li

Research Associate II

K. Zèi Liu

Global Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Zé Liu.

Lucie Schwartz

Development Specialist

Lucie-Schwartz

Tini Tran

Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Tini Tran

Thet Hein Tun

Senior Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Thet Hein Tun

Mei Xu

Land Accelerator Intern

Mei Xu

Lucy Yang

Research and Communications Manager

Lucy Yang

Yiqian Zhang-Billert

Senior Manager, Climate and Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Yiqian Zhang

Lihuan Zhou

Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center