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
Paulista Surjadi
Senior Communications Coordinator
Leila Yim Surratt
Director, Strategic Partnerships, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Pushpanjali Surya
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources
Lusiana Suzane
Finance Technical Assistant, WRI Indonesia
Gabrielle Swaby
Senior Associate, International Climate Initiative
Wira A. Swadana
Climate Action Senior Lead
Eliza L. Swedenborg
Manager, Strategy and Performance, Water Program
Amy Swift
Research Associate, WRI Ocean
Syafredo Syafredo
Riau Senior Program Lead, WRI Indonesia
Abdan Syakuro
UI/UX Engineer, WRI Indonesia
Taylor Symes
Communications Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kibrom Tadesse
P4G National Platform Liaison, Ethiopia
Shiferaw Tafesse
Project Manager, Regenerative Agriculture Transition, WRI Africa
Gregory Taff
Director of Research and Data Integrity
Eden Takele
Engagement & Communications Specialist, Climate Program and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Sondang Tambunan
Project Operations Specialist, WRI Indonesia
Stephanie Tan
Communications Manager, Supply Chains, Land and Forests
Jerin Tan
Digital Communications Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Jesslyn Tandella
AFOLU Project Operations Specialist Sr. Lead , WRI Indonesia
Dominick Tanoh
NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Richard Tarboton
Director, Corporate Transition
Muluneh Tarekegn
Programs and Research Specialist, Water Program, WRI Africa
Tomohiro Tasaki
Visiting Research Fellow, Systems Change Lab
Alemakef Tassew
Urban Development Project Specialist, WRI Africa
Paula Barrera Tavares
Junior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil
Rod Taylor
Global Director, Forests
Birouke Teferra
Economist/M&E Specialist, Energy Program, WRI Africa
Jashwant Tej
Senior Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport, WRI India
Gubignet Tekle
Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa
Gabriella Teklehaimanot
Human Resources Manager, WRI Africa
Beatrix Telapary
Project Operations Assistant
Gary Tempus
Senior Software Engineer, Data Lab
Sofia Tenorio Fenton
Engagement Specialist, Supply Chains
Enrico Paim De Andrade Terini
Executive Intern, Climate
Justin Terry
Senior Data Engineer, Data Lab
Berhanu Teshome
Finance, Accounting and Administration Manager, WRI Africa
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Htet Thadar Aung
Whole of Society Analyst, NDC Partnership
Kaitlyn Thayer
Communications Manager, Global Forest Watch
Kimberly Theodore
Senior Manager, Pipeline Management & Strategy
