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
Natalia Alayza
Climate Finance Manager
Jonah Busch
Senior Environmental Economist, Cities4Forests, Natural Infrastructure
Stéfany Ferreira de Lima
Climate Finance and Socioeconomics Intern
Catlyne Haddaoui
Senior Associate, Just Transition
Sarah Hertel
Knowledge Associate, NDC Partnership
Yuke Kirana
Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Alex Kovac
Geospatial Data Scientist, Data Lab
Kirian Mischke-Reeds
Research Analyst, Raising National Climate Ambition
Peter Potapov
Satellite Interpretation Researcher
Chris Rowe
Data Science Strategist, Data Lab
Avra Saslow
Data Analyst, Data Lab
Rajat Shrestha
Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Gabrielle Swaby
Senior Associate, International Climate Initiative
