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
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Manager, Research & Corporate Partnerships, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Hong Miao
Director, Sustainable Transition Center, Senior Energy Expert, WRI China
Zhuohui Huang
Research Analyst , Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Harsha Meenawat
Global Lead, Energy Access and Equitable Development, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Haigang Pei
Research Assistant, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Deepti Raj
Senior Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Sudatta Ray
Technical Director, Global Clean Energy Economics, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Akansha Saklani
Data, AI and India Lead, Energy Access Explorer
Rajat Shrestha
Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Ke Wang
Global Lead, Energy Minerals and Circularity, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Wei Wang
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Yajing Xin
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Min Yuan
Energy Director, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Wenquan Zhang
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Xavier Zheng
U.S. Clean Energy Intern
