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.

217 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

David Widawsky

Director, US Program

David Widawsky.

Arief Wijaya

Managing Director, WRI Indonesia

Arief Wijaya.

Brynne Wilcox

Communications Coordinator, Systems Change Lab

Brynne Wilcox

Jennifer Wilcox

Senior Fellow

Jason Winik

Data Analyst Intern, Resource Watch

Jason Winik

Tesfay Woldemariam

GIS Research Associate I

Sara Wolf

Climate Database Management Associate, NDC Partnership

Sara Wolf.

Wenyi Xi

Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Wenyi Xi

Yajing Xin

Project Coordinator, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Yaijing Xin

Yifa Yaakov

Communications Manager, Climate Program

Yifa Yakov.

Sophie Young

Manager, Environmental Justice and Equity, WRI U.S.

Sophie Young.

April Yu

Grants and Finance Specialist, Climate Program

April Yu.

Rezky Khairun Zain

Climate & Energy Senior Analyst, WRI Indonesia

Rezky Khairun Zain.

Laura Zartarian

Program Coordinator, Knowledge and Learning, NDC Partnership

Laura Zartarian.

Lianhui Zhang

Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Lianhui Zhang.

Wenquan Zhang

Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China

Wenquan Zhang

Nada Zharfania Zuhaira

Sustainable Business & Net Zero Analyst, WRI Indonesia

Nada Zharfania Zuhaira