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
Esther Sekyoung Choi
Research Lead, Nature-based Solutions and the Private Climate Sector
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Christine Luttmer
Project Manager, Country Engagement, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Kirian Mischke-Reeds
Research Analyst, Raising National Climate Ambition
Ryan O'Connor
Knowledge Tools Associate, NDC Partnership
Danielle Riedl
Research Associate I, WRI U.S.
Alexander Simpkins
Communications Specialist, National Climate Action (NCA)
Leandro Vigna
Outreach & Data Partnership Manager, Climate Watch
Arief Wijaya
Managing Director, WRI Indonesia
Tesfay Woldemariam
GIS Research Associate I
