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.
Global Executive Team
Madhav Pai
CEO, WRI India
Melanie Robinson
Global Climate, Economics and Finance Program Director
Shailesh Sreedharan
Global Operations Director
Evan Tachovsky
Global Director, Data Lab
Program Experts & Staff
Hanna Abate
Program Coordinator, Managing for Results
Hafidz Abdillah
Air Quality and Climate Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Pollyana Abreu
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Bashaa'ir Abul-Qasim
Help Desk Support Analyst
Alejandra Achury
Research Analyst, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
William Addo
Enterprise Investment Manager, Restore Local
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Alvin Adu-Asare
GIS Research Associate, WRI Africa
Teite Adukeh
Digital Communications and Marketing Specialist, Ocean Program
Gemasakti Adzan
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Tri Ana Affini
Project Operations Specialist, WRI Indonesia
Muhammad Zayyanul Afwani
GIS Research Analyst
Alemayehu Agizew
GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer
Sofia Ahmed
Research Associate, WRI Africa
Bhawna Ahuja
Manager, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Ruchi Ajmera
Field Accountant, Global Operations
Beryl Ajwang
Food Loss and Waste Associate, WRI Africa
Shazabe Akhtar
Research Analyst, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Türkiye
Yelena Akopian
Communications Manager, New Climate Economy
Jonathan Akpapunam
Development Operations Specialist
Natalia Alayza
Climate Finance Manager
