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
Nick Robins
Senior Director, Finance and Private Sector
Laura Rodeiro
Climate Change Intern, WRI Brasil
Chris Rowe
Data Science Strategist, Data Lab
Julie Rozenberg
Chief Economist
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
Paulista Surjadi
Senior Communications Coordinator
Gabrielle Swaby
Senior Associate, International Climate Initiative
Wira A. Swadana
Climate Action Senior Lead
Kibrom Tadesse
P4G National Platform Liaison, Ethiopia
Eden Takele
Engagement & Communications Specialist, Climate Program and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
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
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
Maria Theresia Vinetha N.
Project Operations Specialist Senior Lead, WRI Indonesia
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
Bryanna West
Development Associate, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
