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.

10 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Nambi Appadurai

Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India

Yanan Deng

Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Yanan Deng

Zhuohui Huang

Research Analyst , Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Zhuohui Huang

Amit Kumar

Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India

Amit Kumar

Haigang Pei

Research Assistant, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Haigang Pei

Wei Wang

Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Wei Wang

Wenyi Xi

Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Wenyi Xi

Yajing Xin

Project Coordinator, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Yaijing Xin

Lianhui Zhang

Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Lianhui Zhang.

Wenquan Zhang

Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Wenquan Zhang