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
Bergita Gusti Lipu
Sustainable Food System Officer, WRI Indonesia
Mark Little
Lead, Food Loss and Waste Initiatives
Thais Mascarenhas
Senior Project Analyst, FOLU Brasil
Jiaxi Meng
Project Coordinator, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Gideon Misiga
Manager, Finance & Operations - FLW
Ivy Muigai
Communications Specialist, Food Program
Nadine Munezero
Program Manager, Circular Food Systems, WRI Africa
Michael Murigi
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Impact Lead, WRI Africa
Katherine Murtha
Membership Engagement Specialist, Coolfood
Bernadette Muteteri
Fund Manager, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Christine Muthee
AI and Data Scientist, WRI Africa
Kenneth Mwangi
Regional Lead for Sustainable Improvement of Food Productivity, Africa
T Nandakumar
Senior Fellow, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI India
Klara Nilsson
Head of Communications, FOLU
Annisa Nisitha Nindyarini
Communications Officer
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Mariana Oliveira
Director, Forests and Land Use Program, WRI Brasil
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Lauren Oschman
Development Associate, FOLU
Tom Owen Edmunds
Senior Advisor, Food Program
Beldine Oyaro
Finance and Operations Associate, Food
Cam Petersen
Coolfood Membership Experience Specialist
Guilherme Eufrasio Pinheiro
Engagement Analyst II, WRI Brasil
Elise Pitcairn
Grants and Finance Specialist II, Food Program
Eirini Pitsilidi
Head of International Policy, FOLU
Melaura Rice
Grants and Finance Specialist, Food, Land and Water Program
Daniela Russi
Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe
Eric Ruzigamanzi
Country Representative; Head Food Program, Rwanda
Raychel Santo
Senior Food and Climate Research Associate
Tim Searchinger
Technical Director for Agriculture, Forestry & Ecosystems
Oscar Senar
Data Communications Manager
Lindsey Sloat
Research Associate II, Land & Carbon Lab
Morgan Smith
Senior Marketing Specialist, WRI Food
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
Silviya Stanton
Grants and Finance Specialist II
Taryn Staples
Manager of Global Operations, FFWO
Shiferaw Tafesse
Project Manager, Regenerative Agriculture Transition, WRI Africa
Richard Waite
Director for Agriculture Initiatives, Food, Land, and Water Program
James Wangu
Food Systems Transformation Associate
Martyn Williams
Senior Operations Manager, FOLU
