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
Alejandra Achury
Research Analyst, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
Zoe Aldrich
Associate, Zero Emissions and Resilient Buildings (ZERB) Accelerator
Eillie Anzilotti
Urban Development Communications Manager & Communications Lead, UrbanShift, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kate Archambault
Operations Manager, Electric School Bus Initiative
Brittany Barrett
Deputy Director, Implementation & Operations for the Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Pandora Batra
Head of Governance and Diplomacy, CHAMP
Lisa Beyer
Senior Manager, Nature for Urban Resilience
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
Jonah Busch
Senior Environmental Economist, Cities4Forests, Natural Infrastructure
Bobby Cochran
Senior Lead, Strategy, Policy and Delivery, Cities4Forests
Josh Cohn
Utah Watershed Health Coordinator, Cities4Forests
Natasha Collins
Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Carrie Dellesky
Communications Manager, Cities4Forests
Agostinha Depina
Budget Development & Proposal Risk Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Irina Didenko
Grants and Finance Specialist II, Cities4Forests
Ruth Engel
Environmental Health and Extreme Heat Data Scientist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sue Gander
Director, U.S. Transportation
Christopher Gillespie
Project Specialist & Research Coordinator
DJ Gross
Project Manager, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Hannah Harasaki
Project Manager, Connective Mobility
Ben Holland
Senior Manager, NUMO, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Eleanor Jackson
Communications, Engagement and Research Associate , Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anu Kadyan, PhD
Graduate Intern, Electric School Bus Initiative
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vishant Kothari
Senior Manager, School Bus Electrification and Battery Circularity, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Stephanie Ly
Senior Manager, eMobility Strategy and Manufacturing Engagement
Anne Maassen
Senior Urban Research, Knowledge & Learning Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Chaandi Malhotra
Project Coordinator, CHAMP/NLD Coordinator II
Tom Meyer
Senior Communications Manager, Electric School Bus Initiative
Alfi Muhamad
Research and Administrative Assistant, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Felipe A Ramirez Buitrago
Director, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Katherine Roboff
Deputy Director, External Affairs, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Saif Shabou
Product Manager, Urban Analytics, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kriti Shah
Electric Vehicle Industry Intern
Roxana Slavcheva
Global Lead, Built Environment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Josie Suddeth
Graduate Intern, Electric School Bus Initiative
Leila Yim Surratt
Director, Strategic Partnerships, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
