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
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
Zoe Aldrich
Associate, Zero Emissions and Resilient Buildings (ZERB) Accelerator
Pandora Batra
Head of Governance and Diplomacy, CHAMP
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
Ruth Engel
Environmental Health and Extreme Heat Data Scientist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Max Jamieson
Global Lead, Integrated Climate Action, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Chaandi Malhotra
Project Coordinator, CHAMP/NLD Coordinator II
Shiyong Qiu
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Saif Shabou
Product Manager, Urban Analytics, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Roxana Slavcheva
Global Lead, Built Environment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Su Song
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lulu Xue
Senior Associate and Urban Mobility Lead, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
