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.

16 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

James Allman-Gulino

Chief of Staff, Climate, Economics, and Finance (CEF) Program

James Allman Golino.

Gerwin De Roy

Events Manager

Gerwin De Roy

Adrián Flores Aguilar

Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit

Adrián Flores Aguilar

Johannes Friedrich

Director of Climate Data

Amit Kumar

Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India

Amit Kumar

Christine Luttmer

Project Manager, Country Engagement, NDC Partnership Support Unit

Christine Luttmer

Anjali Mahendra

Director, Global Research, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Anjali Mahendra.

Kirian Mischke-Reeds

Research Analyst, Raising National Climate Ambition

Kirian Mischke Reeds.

Ryan O'Connor

Knowledge Tools Associate, NDC Partnership

Ryan O'Connor

Danielle Riedl

Research Associate I, WRI U.S.

Danielle Riedl.

Rajat Shrestha

Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center

Alexander Simpkins

Communications Specialist, National Climate Action (NCA)

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Neelam Singh

Senior Associate, Global Climate Program

Leandro Vigna

Outreach & Data Partnership Manager, Climate Watch

Leandro Vigna.

Arief Wijaya

Managing Director, WRI Indonesia

Arief Wijaya.

Tesfay Woldemariam

GIS Research Associate I