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
Jenny Chen
Global Electric Mobility Research Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Xixi Chen
Senior Research Manager, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Rohit Eswar Phutane
Manager, Learning and Development
Mengpin Ge
Senior Associate
Shuwei Guan
Staff Accountant
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Millie Howard
US Energy Communications Intern, WRI US
Mohan Kamasani
Junior Operations Associate, WRI India
Anjali Koppala
Project Communications Manager, WRI India
Bo Li
Research Associate II
K. Zèi Liu
Global Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Maanas Nukala
Data Operations Engineer, Data Lab
Lucie Schwartz
Development Specialist
Pushpanjali Surya
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources
Krishnapriya Thirumala
Intern, Deliberative and Participatory Engagement for Climate Democracy
Tini Tran
Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Thet Hein Tun
Senior Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mei Xu
Land Accelerator Intern
Lucy Yang
Research and Communications Manager
Yiqian Zhang-Billert
Senior Manager, Climate and Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lihuan Zhou
Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
