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.

12 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Claudia Adriazola-Steil

Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities

Ashwathy Anand

Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India

Ashwathy Anand

Iryna Bondarenko

Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Iryna Bondarenko

Jiaying Lin

Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Jiaying Lin

Anne Maassen

Senior Urban Research, Knowledge & Learning Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Anne Maassen

David Pérez-Barbosa

Global Data Coordinator

David Pérez Barbosa

Alejandro Schwedhelm

Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Alejandro Schwedelm.

Raisa de Castro Soares

Senior Analyst of Integrated Climate Action, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Raisa Soares.

Rogier van den Berg

Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Rogier van den Berg.

Zachary Wandalowski

Communications Intern, UrbanShift, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Zachary Wandalowski

Arief Wijaya

Managing Director, WRI Indonesia

Arief Wijaya.

Yiqian Zhang-Billert

Senior Manager, Climate and Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Yiqian Zhang