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
Mohammad Ali
Operations Associate, US Climate Program
Angela Anderson
Director of Industrial Innovation
Jonah Busch
Senior Environmental Economist, Cities4Forests, Natural Infrastructure
Zachary Byrum
Associate II, Industrial Decarbonization and Carbon Removal
Florence Cameron
Country Engagement Partner Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Imane Chafiq
Senior Country Engagement Specialist
Deirdre Cogan
Deputy Director of Communications, Climate, Economics and Finance Program
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Carrie Dellesky
Communications Manager, Cities4Forests
Audrey Denvir
Research Associate II, U.S. Lands
Héctor Miguel Donado
Research and Project Manager
Christopher M. Ede-Calton
Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Meredith Epstein
Senior Manager of Federal Policy for Electric Transportation
W. Briana Fowler-Puja
Research Associate, U.S.-International Engagement
Catlyne Haddaoui
Senior Associate, Just Transition
Joel Jaeger
Senior Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Yuke Kirana
Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Katie Lebling
Senior Associate, Carbon Removal
Clarissa Lehne
Country Engagement Partner Manager, NDC Partnership
Joaquim Leite
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Serena Li
Research and Program Lead
Celine Novenario
Communications Manager, Climate, Economics and Finance Program
Jennifer Rennicks
Deputy Director, Government Affairs
Danielle Riedl
Research Associate I, WRI U.S.
Rajat Shrestha
Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Jamal Srouji
Senior Associate, International Climate Ambition
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
Freya Stanley-Price
Global Engagement Lead, Energy
Gabrielle Swaby
Senior Associate, International Climate Initiative
Amy Todd
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Research Lead, Electric School Bus Initiative
Carla D. Walker
US Director, Environmental Justice and Equity
Sophie Young
Manager, Environmental Justice and Equity, WRI U.S.
