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
Jefri Nurrahman
Community Development and Livelihood Coordinator
Gabrielle Nussbaum
Senior Engagement Manager, Global Forest Watch & Land & Carbon Lab
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Stevanche Nzingoula Loufouma
Technical Assistant, Republic of Congo
Denise O Reilly
Senior Operations Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Ryan O'Connor
Knowledge Tools Associate, NDC Partnership
Cait O'Donnell
Learning Manager, Gender and Social Equity
Laura O’Brien
Manager, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Amanda Obuobi Amoako
Portfolio Specialist, Terrafund for AFR100
Apollonia Grace Ochieng
Grants Manager, P4G
Zac Ogden
Communications Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Cemil Oğuz
Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye
Tori Okner
Chief of Staff, NDC Partnership
Sheila Okoth
Data Analyst, Terrafund
Duncan Okowa
Research Associate, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Larissa Oliveira
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Joana Oliveira de Oliveira
Pan-Amazon and Bioeconomy Manager, WRI Brasil
Millena Oliveira
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mariana Oliveira
Director, Forests and Land Use Program, WRI Brasil
Crispian Olver
Senior Advisor
Laura Ombelet
Program Manager, PACE
Geoffrey Nelson Omondi
Administration Officer, WRI Africa
Ece Ömür
Urban Resilience Manager, WRI Türkiye
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Susan Onyango
Communications and Engagement Director, Africa
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Mercy Orengo
Editorial Associate, Global Restoration Initiative
Mariana Orloff
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lauren Oschman
Development Associate, FOLU
Michael Osei Nkrumah
Senior Engagement Manager, Outcome Finance for Restoration
Victor T. Otieno
Research Associate Energy Access, WRI Africa
Kati Oudendijk
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) Manager
Antonio Ouro
Climate Policy Analyst
Anna Oursler
Urban Mobility Coordinator, WRI Africa
Henk Ovink
Executive Director Global Commission on the Economics of Water
Tom Owen Edmunds
Senior Advisor, Food Program
Maurice Owiti
NCE Economist, WRI Africa
Daniel Kwaku Owusu
Data Quality Analyst Ghana Cocoa Belt
Beldine Oyaro
Finance and Operations Associate, Food
Gustavo Vieira Pacheco
Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil
