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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.

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14 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Natalia Akopian

Policy & Government Affairs Analyst

Zhanar Atiyeva

Grants and Finance Specialist, Climate Resilience

Zhanar Atiyeva.

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Tatiana Bogdanova

Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab

Tatiana Bogdanova

Jelena Bukin

Senior Accountant

Jelena Bukin

Sod-Erdene Davaadorj

Grants & Finance Specialist II, Natural Infrastructure

Sod-Erdene Davaadorj

Irina Didenko

Grants and Finance Specialist, Cities4Forests

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Elena Esipova

Satellite Data Analyst

Elena Esipova

Victoria Malolina

Staff Accountant

Victoria Malolina.

Cait O'Donnell

Learning Manager, Gender and Social Equity

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Sevdalina Rukanova

Head of Foundation Relations, Europe

Sevdalina Rukanova

Guly Sabahi

Senior Advisor, Climate Finance

Guly Sabahi

Tina Schneider

Deputy Director, Forest Legality Initiative

Donald Spencer

Global Grants and Contracts Director

Donald Spencer