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
Gizem Senturk
Digital Communications Specialist
Citra Septiani
Marine and Fisheries Research Lead, WRI Indonesia
Rudi Setia
Research Analyst On Land Use Governance, WRI Indonesia
Fernanda Severo
Sustainable Food Systems Intern
Yigremachew Seyoum Lemma
Senior Technical Advisor, Restore Local; and Ethiopia Lead, Food-Land-Water Program
Saif Shabou
Product Manager, Urban Analytics, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ty Shadrach
Grants & Contract Associate
Semere Jelalu Shafi
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Kriti Shah
Electric Vehicle Industry Intern
Ashni Shah
International Engagement and Compliance Manager
Claire Shapiro
Product Specialist, TerraMatch
Paresh Sharma
Senior Fellow, Sustainable Cities & Transport, WRI India
Chloe Shauck
Operations Manager, Supply Chains
Lacey Shaver
Director, U.S. City Clean Energy Transition, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Katherine Shea
Director of Monitoring Evaluation and Learning for the Food Land and Water Team
Nate Shelter
Senior Communications Manager & Editor
Kathleen Shelton
Senior Advisor, Impact Philanthropy
Lena Shelton
Global Board Affairs
John Shema
Grants And Contracts Associate
Guy Shemisi
Accountant, Central Africa Forest Initiative
Zhufang Shi
Senior DEV Manager, WRI China
Kurt Shickman
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jen Shin
Senior Manager, Urban Transformation, and Global Lead of the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Rebekah Shirley
Deputy Director, WRI Africa
Rajat Shrestha
Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Delia Shuningtyas Arinda
Project Operations Assistant
Surta Siallagan
Operations Office, Riau Office, WRI Indonesia
Ashna Siddhi
Technical Research Analyst, Systems Change Lab and Climate Watch
Lasiran Silalahi
Grants & Finance Manager, WRI Indonesia
Irene Silva
Accounting Analyst, WRI Brasil
Fernanda Silva
Personnel Department Analyst, WRI Brasil
Karoline Silva
Research Analyst, WRI Brasil
Tiago da Silva Silveira
Urban Financing Analyst
Karen Silverwood-Cope
Climate Director
Soniartha Simarmata
Forest and Land Use Management and Research Officer, WRI Indonesia
Alexander Simpkins
Communications Specialist, National Climate Action (NCA)
Tucker Simpson
Intern, The Land Accelerator
Michelle Sims
GIS Research Associate, Global Nature Watch
Santiago Sinclair Lecaros
Research Associate, Energy Access Explorer, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Yash Singh
Program Associate, Sustainable Cities, WRI India
