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.

11 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Mulubrhan Balehegn

Agriculture and Climate Research Associate II

Mulubrhan Gebremikael.

Eunice Dushime

Product Associate, TerraMatch Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa

Eunice Dushime.

Kalpana Giri, Ph.D (Dr. nat. tech.)

Senior Manager, Global Restoration Research & Strategy

Kalpana Giri

Komal Kunwar

Research Intern, Science Based Targets Initiative

Komal Kunwar

Jackson Ndera

Portfolio Specialist for Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, TerraFund for AFR100, WRI Africa

Jackson Ndera.

Solomon Negusse

API Software Engineer, Data Lab

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Michael Orang'i Onchabo

Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya

Michael Orang'i Onchabo.

Rajat Shrestha

Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center

Ashna Siddhi

Technical Research Analyst, Systems Change Lab and Climate Watch

Ashna Siddhi.

Tesfay Woldemariam

GIS Research Associate I

Mende Thuji Yangden

Researcher and Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion Coordinator, Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Mende Yangden