U.S. Climate
Experts & Staff
Program Experts & Staff
Mohammad Ali
Operations Associate, US Climate Program
Angela Anderson
Director of Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal
Melissa Barbanell
Director of U.S.-International Engagement at World Resources Institute
Zachary Byrum
Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization
Kathleen Cefus
Operations Manager, Climate Program
Christina DeConcini
Director, Government Affairs
Carrie Dellesky
Program and Outreach Manager, Carbon Removal and Industrial Innovation
Audrey Denvir
Research Associate, U.S. Lands
Ankita Gangotra
Senior Manager, Industrial Decarbonization
Karl Hausker
Senior Fellow
Matt Herbert
Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US
Joel Jaeger
Senior Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Kevin Kennedy
Senior Fellow, U.S. Climate Initiative
Katie Lebling
Senior Associate, Carbon Removal
Haley Leslie-Bole
Senior Manager, US Lands and Climate
Eliot Metzger
Director of Sustainable Business & Innovation
Jennifer Rennicks
Deputy Director, Government Affairs
Devashree Saha
Director, US Clean Energy Economy Program
Rajat Shrestha
Research Associate
Meredith Wagner
Development Associate
Carla Walker
US Director, Environmental Justice and Equity
Debbie Weyl
Deputy Director, WRI United States
