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
Noel Smyth
Head of Product, Data Lab
Virginia Snyder
Research Analyst, Global Restoration Initiative
Hannah Sommers-Thaler
Senior Product Manager, Data Lab
Martin Sommerschuh
Senior Manager, Partnerships and Impact, Global Nature Watch
Justine Spore
GIS Research Associate I
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
Radost Stanimirova
Geospatial Research Scientist, Global Nature Watch
Silviya Stanton
Grants and Finance Specialist II
Taryn Staples
Manager of Global Operations, FFWO
Benjamin Steiger
Data Science Associate, Global Restoration Initiative
Neil Stein
Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund
Fred Stolle
Deputy Director, Forests
Heidi Sumser
Sr. Investment Manager, Restoration Finance
Stephanie Tan
Communications Manager, Supply Chains, Land and Forests
Jerin Tan
Digital Communications Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Rod Taylor
Global Director, Forests
Sofia Tenorio Fenton
Engagement Specialist, Supply Chains
Justin Terry
Senior Data Engineer, Data Lab
Kaitlyn Thayer
Communications Manager, Global Nature Watch
Eduarda Thurler
Finance and Investment Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Bruna Lima Trindade
Project Analyst
Karen Truluck
Project Manager, Priceless Planet Coalition
Foni Tungga
Project Operations Assistant
Assumpta Uzamukunda
Manager, Capacity & Finance, Restoration Initiative
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Laura Vary
Director of Partnerships, Global Nature Watch
Arthur Vieira
Economics and Finance for Nature Senior Analyst
Yasar W Khan
Project Manager, Restoration Finance & India Liaison
Richard Waite
Director for Agriculture Initiatives, Food, Land, and Water Program
James Warburton
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Coordinator
Javier Warman
Forests Director, WRI Mexico
Jessica Webb
Strategy Lead, Forests and Nature for People
Arief Wijaya
Managing Director, WRI Indonesia
Shannon Williams
Grants and Finance Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Lucienne Wilmé
National Coordinator, Madagascar Program
Chelsea Wilson
Program Manager, Global Nature Watch Pro
Caroline Winchester
Head of Responsible Supply Chains
Tesfay Woldemariam
Senior Geospatial Analyst, Restoration
Mei Xu
Land Accelerator Intern
Kate Zabinsky
Knowledge Management Officer, Global Restoration Initiative
