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
Crispian Olver
Senior Advisor
Antonio Ouro
Climate Policy Analyst
Mariana Panuncio-Feldman
Country Engagement Director, NDC Partnership
Mauro Paradella
Energy and Industry Decarbonization Manager, WRI Brasil
Tappan Parker
Strategic Engagement Manager, Systems Change Lab
Haigang Pei
Research Assistant, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Mikayla Pellerin
Project and Engagement Manager, New Climate Economy
Whitney Pierson
Operations Manager, NDC Partnership
Caitlin Pinkard
Communications Manager, NDC Partnership
Peter Potapov
Satellite Interpretation Researcher
Matt Ramlow
Research Associate
Jennifer Rennicks
Deputy Director, Government Affairs
David Rich
Technical Director, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Lucas Richard-Carvajal
Project Associate, Country Transitions
Danielle Riedl
Research Associate I, WRI U.S.
Kelsey Ring
Intern, Gender Mainstreaming & Youth Engagement NDC Partnership
Laura Rodeiro
Climate Change Intern, WRI Brasil
Chris Rowe
Data Science Strategist, Data Lab
Remington Ruyle
Country Engagement Systems & Processes Specialist, NDC Partnership
Guly Sabahi
Senior Advisor, Climate Finance
Avra Saslow
Data Analyst, Data Lab
Clea Schumer
Research Associate II, Raising National Ambition
Rajat Shrestha
Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Ashna Siddhi
Technical Research Analyst, Systems Change Lab and Climate Watch
Karen Silverwood-Cope
Climate Director
Alexander Simpkins
Communications Specialist, National Climate Action (NCA)
Neelam Singh
Senior Associate, Global Climate Program
Priveena Sri
Program Coordinator, NDC Partnership
Jamal Srouji
Senior Associate, International Climate Ambition
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
Freya Stanley-Price
Global Engagement Lead, Energy
Hannah Sturgeon
Grants & Finance Specialist
Gabrielle Swaby
Senior Associate, International Climate Initiative
Kibrom Tadesse
P4G National Platform Liaison, Ethiopia
Richard Tarboton
Director, Corporate Transition
Tomohiro Tasaki
Visiting Research Fellow, Systems Change Lab
Enrico Paim De Andrade Terini
Executive Intern, Climate
Amy Todd
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Research Lead, Electric School Bus Initiative
Catalina Torres
Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Stefanie Tye
Climate Adaptation and Resilience Associate
