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.

3 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Esther Sekyoung Choi

Research Lead, Nature-based Solutions and the Private Climate Sector

Esther Choi

Christy Pak

Program Specialist, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition

Lauren Redfield

Project Manager, Corporate Relations

Lauren Redfield