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
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Türkiye
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Ondine Brent Eysseric
Executive Administrative Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Laura Bulbena Janer
Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI Colombia
Jonah Busch
Senior Environmental Economist, Cities4Forests, Natural Infrastructure
Daniel Cano Gomez
Project Coordinator, Road Safety
Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye
Diana Chavez Acosta
Finance and Operations Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Esthelyne Dusabe
Project Specialist, Urban Mobility, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Leticia Hirosue
Senior Urban Adaptation Analyst
Celal Tolga Imamoglu
Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Yaren Kıtay
Communications & Operations Specialist, WRI Türkiye
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anna Kustar
Research Analyst, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
K. Zèi Liu
Global Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anne Maassen
Senior Urban Research, Knowledge & Learning Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Marc Manyifika
Lead, Urban Resilience, Africa
Cemil Oğuz
Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye
Ece Ömür
Urban Resilience Manager, WRI Türkiye
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
David Pérez-Barbosa
Global Data Coordinator
John-Rob Pool
Senior Manager, UrbanShift & Nature-Positive Urban Development
Saif Shabou
Product Manager, Urban Analytics, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Dominick Tanoh
NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Tuğçe Üzümoğlu
Integrated Climate Action Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Rogier van den Berg
Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Carla D. Walker
US Director, Environmental Justice and Equity
Hellen Njoki Wanjohi-Opil
Climate and Engagement, Lead
Retno Wihanesta
Research Analyst/Urban Transport Planner, WRI Indonesia
Arief Wijaya
Managing Director, WRI Indonesia
Yunus Emre Yılmaz
Analyst, Urban Mobility and Health & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Camilla Zanetti
Urban Mobility Research Assistant, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
