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.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Tatiana Bogdanova
Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab
Jelena Bukin
Senior Accountant
Anna Bychkova
Climate Adaptation and Resilience Intern
Daria Castro
Planning & Operations Associate, People & Culture
Sod-Erdene Davaadorj
Grants and Finance Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Irina Didenko
Grants and Finance Specialist II, Cities4Forests
Bukaba Dieudonne
PMEL Specialist
Elena Esipova
Satellite Data Analyst
Despina Gkotsidou
Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio
Celestin Hirwandame
Portfolio Associate, Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin, Restoration Finance
Justyn Huckleberry
Projects & Research Associate, NUMO Alliance
Nicole Ihirwe
Food Systems Specialist-LKR
Gloria Kantengwa
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Victoria Malolina
Staff Accountant
Marc Manyifika
Lead, Urban Resilience, Africa
Nadine Munezero
Program Manager, Circular Food Systems, WRI Africa
Thacien Munyamahame
Community Coordinator, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Bernadette Muteteri
Fund Manager, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Gilbert Muvunankiko
Communications Manager, Restoration, WRI Africa
Jackson Ndera
Portfolio Specialist for Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, TerraFund for AFR100, WRI Africa
Sandra Nise
Senior HR Officer
Emmanuel Nkusi
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist, Green Accountability Initiative
Jean Marie Ntakirutimana
Portfolio Specialist, TerraFund for AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Cait O'Donnell
Learning Manager, Gender and Social Equity
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
John-Rob Pool
Senior Manager, UrbanShift & Nature-Positive Urban Development
Peter Potapov
Satellite Interpretation Researcher
Eric Ruzigamanzi
Country Representative; Head Food Program, Rwanda
Guly Sabahi
Senior Advisor, Climate Finance
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
John Shema
Grants And Contracts Associate
Assumpta Uzamukunda
Manager, Capacity & Finance, Restoration Initiative
