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
Clea Schumer
Research Associate II, Raising National Ambition
Lucie Schwartz
Development Specialist
Alejandro Schwedhelm
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Renata Schweiger
HR Analyst, WRI Brasil
Tim Searchinger
Technical Director for Agriculture, Forestry & Ecosystems
Jack Seevers
Project Specialist, Restoration Finance
Ana Reboredo Segovia
Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Rerimna Lea Agita Br Sembiring
Project Operations Assistant
Oscar Senar
Data Communications Manager
Gizem Senturk
Digital Communications Specialist
Citra Septiani
Marine and Fisheries Research Lead, WRI Indonesia
Rudi Setia
Research Analyst On Land Use Governance, WRI Indonesia
Yigremachew Seyoum Lemma
Senior Technical Advisor, Restore Local; and Ethiopia Lead, Food-Land-Water Program
Saif Shabou
Product Manager, Urban Analytics, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ty Shadrach
Grants & Contract Associate
Semere Jelalu Shafi
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Kriti Shah
Electric Vehicle Industry Intern
Ashni Shah
International Engagement and Compliance Manager
Claire Shapiro
Product Specialist, TerraMatch
Paresh Sharma
Senior Fellow, Sustainable Cities & Transport, WRI India
Chloe Shauck
Grants & Finance Associate, Supply Chains
Lacey Shaver
Director, U.S. City Clean Energy Transition, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Katherine Shea
Director of Monitoring Evaluation and Learning for the Food Land and Water Team
Nate Shelter
Senior Communications Manager & Editor
Kathleen Shelton
Senior Advisor, Impact Philanthropy
Lena Shelton
Global Board Affairs
John Shema
Grants And Contracts Associate
Guy Shemisi
Accountant, Central Africa Forest Initiative
Zhufang Shi
Development Manager, WRI China
Kurt Shickman
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jen Shin
Senior Manager, Urban Transformation, and Global Lead of the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Rebekah Shirley
Deputy Director, WRI Africa
Rajat Shrestha
Research Associate, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Delia Shuningtyas Arinda
Project Operations Assistant
Surta Siallagan
Operations Office, Riau Office, WRI Indonesia
Ashna Siddhi
Technical Research Analyst, Systems Change Lab and Climate Watch
Lasiran Silalahi
Grants & Finance Manager, WRI Indonesia
Karoline Silva
Mid-Level Research Analyst, WRI Brasil
Irene Silva
Accounting Analyst, WRI Brasil
Fernanda Silva
Personnel Department Analyst, WRI Brasil
