Experts & Staff
WRI brings together more than 1,700 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Ermias Abate Desta
Project Manager, Sustainable Agriculture, WRI Africa
Pollyana Abreu
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Maria Alejandra Achury
Financial Solutions Fellow, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Acoyani Adame
Program Analyst, Active Mobility
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
Aaron Addison
Grants & Finance Specialist
Nate Aden
Senior Associate
Debbie Adeusi
Executive Assistant, WRI London
Ari Wijanarko Adipratomo
Program Coordinator For Low Carbon Development Initiative (LCDI), WRI Indonesia
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Teite Adukeh
Digital Communications and Marketing Specialist, Ocean Program
Dean Affandi
Research, Data and Innovation (RDI) Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Alemayehu Agizew
GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer
Sonia Aguilar
Road Safety Coordinator, WRI México
Kirana Agustina
Ocean & Plastic Waste Manager, WRI Indonesia
Sofia Ahmed
Research Associate, WRI Africa
Bhawna Ahuja
Manager, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Kyla Aiuto
Research Associate, Scope 2, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Ruchi Ajmera
Field Accountant, Global Operations
Beryl Ajwang
Research Associate, Energy Access Explorer, WRI Africa
Shazabe Akhtar
Research Analyst, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Merve Akı
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Yelena Akopian
Communications Manager, New Climate Economy
Natalia Akopian
Policy & Government Affairs Analyst
Jonathan Akpapunam
Development Operations Specialist
Natalia Alayza
Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
Camila Bellaver Alberti
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
Cristina Albuquerque
Director, Global Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Christian Aldridge
Digital Technology Director