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
Tiago da Silva Silveira
Urban Financing Analyst
Karen Silverwood-Cope
Climate Director
Soniartha Simarmata
Forest and Land Use Management and Research Officer, WRI Indonesia
Alexander Simpkins
Communications Specialist, National Climate Action (NCA)
Tucker Simpson
Intern, The Land Accelerator
Michelle Sims
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Santiago Sinclair Lecaros
Research Associate, Energy Access Explorer, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Yash Singh
Program Associate, Sustainable Cities, WRI India
Pallavi Singh
Senior Communications Manager, FOLU India
Neelam Singh
Senior Associate, Global Climate Program
Ashish Singh
Associate Director, Global IT Security, Global Operations
Friska Sinuraya
Head of Operations, WRI Indonesia
Anupama Sivan
Head - Coordination, Executive Office, WRI India
Roxana Slavcheva
Global Lead, Built Environment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lindsey Sloat
Research Associate II, Land & Carbon Lab
Alex Smith
Senior Technical Research Lead, Transmission and Markets, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Smriti Singh
Research and Engagement Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Noel Smyth
Head of Product, Data Lab
Virginia Snyder
Research Analyst, Global Restoration Initiative
Kristin Snyder
Senior Budget Analyst
Raisa de Castro Soares
Senior Analyst of Integrated Climate Action, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Putera Soegiri
Regional Program Officer
Hannah Sommers-Thaler
Senior Product Manager, Data Lab
Martin Sommerschuh
Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Jing Song
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Su Song
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Denis Sonwa
Research, Data and Impact Director, Africa
Justine Spore
GIS Research Associate I
Keshia Squire
Grants and Contracts Associate
Priveena Sri
Program Coordinator, NDC Partnership
Jamal Srouji
Senior Associate, International Climate Ambition
Sara Staedicke
Data Visualization Specialist
Robert Stafford
Research Associate, Transportation Electrification and Grid Resiliency, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Nienke Stam
Director Restoration Finance & Capacity
Radost Stanimirova
GIS Research Associate
Freya Stanley-Price
Senior Engagement Manager, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Silviya Stanton
Grants and Finance Specialist II
Taryn Staples
Manager of Global Operations, FFWO
Benjamin Steiger
Data Science Associate, Global Restoration Initiative
