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
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
Zoe Aldrich
Associate, Zero Emissions and Resilient Buildings (ZERB) Accelerator
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Pandora Batra
Head of Governance and Diplomacy, CHAMP
Mulumar Gadissa Bedassa
Grants and Finance Specialist, Cities Program, Ethiopia
Steven Bland
Chief of Party, Clean Air Catalyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ondine Brent Eysseric
Executive Administrative Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bethel Elias Dadebo
Grants and Finance Specialist, WRI Africa
Nii Darko Darko
Senior Urban Mobility Manager, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Ruth Engel
Environmental Health and Extreme Heat Data Scientist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Amanda Gcanga
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Max Jamieson
Global Lead, Integrated Climate Action, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Adane Kebede
Nature based Solution Specialist
Reynolds Kihura
Data & Product Strategist, Cities, WRI Africa
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Chaandi Malhotra
Project Coordinator, CHAMP/NLD Coordinator II
Marc Manyifika
Lead, Urban Resilience, Africa
Emmerentian Mbabazi
Project Specialist II, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Obadiah Kung'u Mungai
Environmental Finance Lead, WRI Africa
Ivy Murgor
Program Manager, Air Quality, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Charity Mumbi Mwangi
Urban Nature Based Solutions Associate
George Mwaniki
Head of Air Quality, WRI Africa; Country Representative, Kenya
Nadia Shah Naidoo
Senior Associate, Integrated Climate Action
Lilian Nasande
Grants and Finance Specialist
John Wamagata Nduru
Green-Grey Infrastructure Accelerator Associate, WRI Africa
Saif Shabou
Product Manager, Urban Analytics, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Semere Jelalu Shafi
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Roxana Slavcheva
Global Lead, Built Environment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Eden Takele
Engagement & Communications Specialist, Climate Program and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mark Tonyemevor
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Hellen Njoki Wanjohi-Opil
Climate and Engagement, Lead
