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
Saketan Anand
Restoration Finance and Analysis Intern
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Kanchana Balasubramanian
Data Science and Remote Sensing Intern, Global Restoration Initiative
Rohit Eswar Phutane
Manager, Learning and Development
Madhavi Ganeshan
Chief of Staff, Executive Office
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Christine Muthee
AI and Data Scientist, WRI Africa
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Anand Ramachandran
Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India
Sangeetha Sarma
Director of Communications and Engagement
John Thoppil
Associate Director, Global Operations
Hellen Njoki Wanjohi-Opil
Climate and Engagement, Lead
