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
Igerha Bampa
Technical Assistant for Open Timber Portal, WRI Africa
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Tatiana Bogdanova
Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab
Elena Esipova
Satellite Data Analyst
Samuel Kabiru
Manager, The Land Accelerator, WRI Africa
Tshims Mbala
Driver and Logistics Assistant, DRC Office
Christine Muthee
AI and Data Scientist, WRI Africa
Peter Ndunda
Senior Associate, AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative
Solomon Negusse
API Software Engineer, Data Lab
Lawrence Ng'ang'a
AFR100 Restoration Monitoring Associate, WRI Africa
Peter Potapov
Satellite Interpretation Researcher
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
John Shema
Grants And Contracts Associate
Guy Shemisi
Accountant, Central Africa Forest Initiative
Tesfay Woldemariam
GIS Research Associate I
