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
Todd Gartner
Director, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure
Samuel Gaturu
Project Specialist and Coordinator, Vital Landscapes Program, WRI Africa
David Gibbs
Research Associate
Christopher Gillespie
Project Specialist & Research Coordinator
Kalpana Giri, Ph.D (Dr. nat. tech.)
Senior Manager, Global Restoration Research & Strategy
Erin Glen
GIS Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Mercyta Jorsvinna Glorya
Endowment Fund for Sustainability Project Lead, WRI Indonesia
Elizabeth Goldman
Co-Director, Global Forest Watch; Senior Research Manager
Maggie Gonzalez
Project Manager, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Isabele Goulart
Projects Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Mary Gronkiewicz
Project Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Tristan Grupp
Agricultural Data Scientist
Paula Guarido
Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Emma Gubman
Land Accelerator Intern
Natalia Ruiz Guevara
Research Analyst, Initiative 20x20/Assisted Natural Regeneration Alliance
Celeste Gunderson
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Farid Hakemi
Project Associate, Restoration
Sofwan Hakim
Senior Lead, Program Management Unit in Bali, WRI Indonesia
Hidayah Hamzah
Manager For National Plastic Action Partnership, WRI Indonesia
Mirzha Hanifah
Forest and Landscape Monitoring Project Coordinator, WRI Indonesia
Isabel Harrington
Project & Engagement Specialist II
Nancy Harris
Research Manager, Global Forest Watch
Tomi Haryadi
Director for Food, Land and Water (FLW) Program, WRI Indonesia
Omar Hernandez Carmona
Grants & Finance Specialist, Food, Forest, Water, Ocean
Rakhmat Hidayat
Sumatra Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Celestin Hirwandame
Portfolio Associate, Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin, Restoration Finance
Elliott Ichimura
General Manager, Global Forest Watch Pro
Jessica Immelman
Senior User Success Manager, Global Nature Watch
Aarushi Jain
Intern, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Oliver James
Land Sector Associate, GHG Protocol
Eko Supryanto Kusumo Jati
Engagement & Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Paige Johnson
Editor & Content Strategist, Land and Forests
Jubril Juma
Senior Product Manager, TerraMatch
Samuel Kabiru
Manager, The Land Accelerator, WRI Africa
Jean Pierre Kalimunda
Project Specialist, Restore Local
Karaya Karugu
Enterprise Manager, AFR100
Danielle Kay
Grants and Finance Specialist II, Global Restoration Initiative
Kendie Kenmoe
Forest Atlas Technical Manager, Data Lab
Joan Kimaiyo
MERL Associate, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
John Knowles
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist
