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
Carolina Useche
Climate Action Manager, WRI Colombia
Jessica Varat
Senior Development Manager, Climate, Economics, and Finance
Pablo Vieira
Global Director, NDC Partnership
Leandro Vigna
Outreach & Data Partnership Manager, Climate Watch
Carla D. Walker
US Director, Environmental Justice and Equity
Nate Warszawski
Research Associate, International Climate Action
David Waskow
Director, International Climate Initiative
Ryan Weber
Global Operations Director, Climate Economics & Finance Program
Wei Wang
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
David Widawsky
Director, US Program
Arief Wijaya
Managing Director, WRI Indonesia
Brynne Wilcox
Communications Coordinator, Systems Change Lab
Jason Winik
Data Analyst Intern, Resource Watch
Tesfay Woldemariam
GIS Research Associate I
Sara Wolf
Climate Database Management Associate, NDC Partnership
Wenyi Xi
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Yajing Xin
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Sophie Young
Manager, Environmental Justice and Equity, WRI U.S.
Laura Zartarian
Program Coordinator, Knowledge and Learning, NDC Partnership
Lianhui Zhang
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Wenquan Zhang
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Nada Zharfania Zuhaira
Sustainable Business & Net Zero Analyst, WRI Indonesia
