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
Marianne Lee
Results, Learning and Insights Manager (PMEL Manager)
Alex Lee-Emery
Researcher, Our Ocean Conference
David Leege
Global Director, Managing for Results
Kelly Lefler
Senior Manager, Grid Decarbonization and Markets, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Clarissa Lehne
Country Engagement Partner Manager, NDC Partnership
Joaquim Leite
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Barbara Frizo
Senior Analyst in Sustainable Food Systems, WRI Brasil
Philipp Lemmermann
Global Operations Associate, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Heriza Leni
Monitoring, Reporting And Data Management Coordinator, WRI Indonesia
JP Leous
Director of International Corporate Relations
Liza LePage
Product Manager, TerraMatch
Ary Lesmana
Head of Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, WRI Indonesia
Caroline Lesser
Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Rachel Letters
Senior Global Operations Manager, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Pierre-Antoine Levillain
Operations Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Darby Levin
GIS Analyst, Global Restoration Initiative
Mary Levine
Operations Specialist, Climate, Economics, and Finance
Michelle Levinson
Senior Manager, eMobility Finance & Policy, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
David Levy
Country Engagement Finance Specialist, NDC Partnership
Evelyn Lewi
Financial and Investment Analyst
Laurie Lewis
Communications Specialist, Global Energy, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Yating Li
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Bo Li
Research Associate II
Serena Li
Research and Program Lead
Xiaozhen Li
Sustainable Finance Lead, Sustainable Investment and Finance Program, WRI China
Yanzhong Li
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center-Energy Program, WRI China
Kemoy Liburd-Chow
Project Management Lead, Operations
Erin Lidz
Project Manager, Impact Philanthropy
Christina Liendo Pietersz
Change Management and Adoption Specialist
Andrew Light
Clean Energy Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Lucas Franco Lima
Transport Decarbonization Analyst
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Jeff Lin
Grants and Contracts Associate
Luis Antonio Lindau
Director, Brazil, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Brian Lipinski
Associate II, Food Program
Bergita Gusti Lipu
Sustainable Food System Officer, WRI Indonesia
Mark Little
Lead, Food Loss and Waste Initiatives
Zoe Liu
Office Assistant, WRI China
Anqi Liu
Senior Accountant
Shuang Liu
China Finance Director
