Experts & Staff
WRI Africa brings together more than 160 staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as forests and landscape restoration, food and land use, energy, cities, economics, finance, governance and more. Our staff and researchers work to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, to stabilize the climate, and build resilient communities.
Leadership
Rebekah Shirley
Deputy Director, WRI Africa
Program Experts & Staff
Christine Muthee
AI and Data Scientist, WRI Africa
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Daniel Kwaku Owusu
Data Quality Analyst Ghana Cocoa Belt
Carrick Reddin
Lead, Community-Centered Partnerships
Santiago Sinclair Lecaros
Research Associate, Energy Access Explorer, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Bela Wamona Julie
Communications Manager, Congo Basin
Hellen Njoki Wanjohi-Opil
Climate and Engagement, Lead
