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
Semere Jelalu Shafi
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Kriti Shah
Electric Vehicle Industry Intern
Kurt Shickman
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jen Shin
Senior Manager, Urban Transformation, and Global Lead of the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Tiago da Silva Silveira
Urban Financing Analyst
Yash Singh
Program Associate, Sustainable Cities, WRI India
Roxana Slavcheva
Global Lead, Built Environment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Smriti Singh
Research and Engagement Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Raisa de Castro Soares
Senior Analyst of Integrated Climate Action, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Su Song
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Clara Strack
Urban Adaptation Assistant
Meghan Stromberg
Urban Resilience Program Associate I, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Josie Suddeth
Graduate Intern, Electric School Bus Initiative
Paulista Surjadi
Senior Communications Coordinator
Leila Yim Surratt
Director, Strategic Partnerships, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Taylor Symes
Communications Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Eden Takele
Engagement & Communications Specialist, Climate Program and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Dominick Tanoh
NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Paula Barrera Tavares
Junior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rita Tomilin
Project Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mark Tonyemevor
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vitor Tramontin Tornello
Urban Adaptation Analyst, WRI Brasil
Catalina Torres
Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Tini Tran
Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Harriet Tregoning
Director, NUMO Alliance
Thet Hein Tun
Senior Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vandana Tyagi
Senior Project Associate, Air Quality, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Wesley Uhl
Project Coordinator, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Tuğçe Üzümoğlu
Integrated Climate Action Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Carmen Valdez Berriozábal
Building Decarbonization Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rogier van den Berg
Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sebastian Varela Contador
Director, Strategy & Institutional Alignment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Joe Versen
Communication and Engagement Specialist, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Angélica Vesga
Director of Public Affairs and Communication, WRI México
Gabriela Vidad
Research Analyst
I Made Vikannanda
Senior Program Lead, Electric Mobility, WRI Indonesia
Erika Vilchis
Graphic Designer, WRI México
Maria Theresia Vinetha N.
Project Operations Specialist Senior Lead, WRI Indonesia
Carla D. Walker
US Director, Environmental Justice and Equity
