Experts & Staff
WRI brings together 1,400 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.
Global Executive Team
![Fang li](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Fang%20li-WRI_0202.jpg?h=1bb53a4d&itok=SoVIwr56)
Wee Kean Fong
Deputy Country Director/ Climate and Energy Program Acting Director, WRI China
![Wee Kean Fong](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2021-09/wee-kean-fong.jpeg?h=bb00930c&itok=bcFrO3Wx)
Program Experts & Staff
Xiaoyu Fan
Research Analyst, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
![xiaoyu fan](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2022-03/xiaoyu%20fan.jpg?h=7ef42e4f&itok=0_exuLdA)
Yan Wang
Research Analyst, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
![王衍](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Wang%20yan-WRI.jpg?h=9789b1de&itok=eXdvPfe3)
Lianhui Zhang
Research Analyst,WRI China Climate and Energy Program
![张连慧](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/zhang%20lianhui-WRI_9931.jpg?h=b0ec0bf4&itok=KbDRyP0W)
Mengdong Zhu
Research Analyst, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI, China
![ZMD](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2024-03/ZMD.jpg?h=de361153&itok=cp6VYvdL)
Yidan Chen
Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
![陈艺丹](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Chen%20yidan-WRI_0054.jpg?h=054f7c7a&itok=r2_SlJLE)
Ke Chen
WRI China Sustainable Cities Program, Transport Research Analyst
![Chen ke](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Chen%20ke-WRI_9992.jpg?h=efd149e5&itok=aa3nHj9o)
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager
![邓娅男](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Deng%20yanan-WRI_0256.jpg?h=a84ef113&itok=Gq2u6HnD)
Yuchen Guo
Data analyst,Research, Data & Innovation, WRI China
![Yuchen Guo](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2022-04/yuchen%E2%80%98s%20pic.jpg?h=f31f1309&itok=n62ZJ2Mm)
Guo Xiaoying
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Investment Program
Hu Haizi
Project Operations Manager, China FNR Program
Zhuohui Huang
Research Analyst, Climate and Energy Program
![黄卓晖](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Huang%20zhuohui-WRI_0193.jpg?h=8eae3f9b&itok=6HRSLHLH)
Xiaoqian Jiang
Project Manager/Associate, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China
![Xiaoqian Jiang](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2021-10/xiaoqian-jiang.jpeg?h=2a479378&itok=qq2lORfX)
Zoe Liu
Office Assistant,WRI China
![刘雅静](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Liu%20Yajing-WRI_0046.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=qPuAHqyp)
Liu Fengwei
Director of the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) China, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
![LFW](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2024-03/LFW.jpg?h=1e67af21&itok=Cp7sooSd)
Lu Lu
Research Associate, Sustainable Cities Program, WRI China
![鹿璐](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Lu%20Lu-WRI.jpeg?h=06fb6f66&itok=Tvtmd-Go)
Haigang Pei
Research Assistant, Climate and Energy Program
![haigang](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-05/11photo-Haigang.jpg?h=2fa377ee&itok=USotV5fZ)
Peng Ling
Accounting and Finance Specialist
![彭玲](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Peng%20ling-WRI_0102.jpg?h=a3429bd0&itok=5Il24ccA)
Shiyong Qiu
Associate, Sustainable Cities Program, WRI China
![邱诗永](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Qiu%20shiyong-WRI.jpg?h=0ebefe6c&itok=LDnOiZtf)
Zhufang Shi
Development Manager, WRI China
![石竹芳](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Shi%20zhufang-WRI_0213.jpg?h=73f8af3d&itok=LZcd5jXT)
Su Ting
Research Associate, Sustainable Investment Program
![苏亭](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Su%20ting-WRI_0140.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=VkLgWcZB)
Tingting Sun
Manager for project planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning (PMEL) , WRI China
![Tingting Sun](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2024-04/Weixin%20Image_20240416233136.jpg?h=cb6ec307&itok=fWUfryJF)
Jian Wan
Research Associate, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
![万坚](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Wanjian-WRI_0167.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=wHJOfG6H)
Ye Wang
Research Associate, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
![Ye Wang](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2021-10/ye-wang.jpeg?h=00546c34&itok=DGZQKnC4)
Wei Wang
Research Analyst, WRI China Climate and Energy Program
![王蔚](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Wang%20wei-WRI_0286.jpg?h=8bed9013&itok=YZs6KoCH)
Wu Jinghan
Research Analyst & Engagement Specialist, Sustainable Investment Program
![jinghan](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2022-12/jinghan.jpg?h=144d094f&itok=06zHajM1)
Wenyi Xi
Associate, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China
![奚文怡](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Xi%20wenyi-WRI_0069.jpg?h=0e5c3eaf&itok=Ls0tfIPA)
Jinghan Xu
Communications Manager, WRI China
![徐婧寒](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Xu%20Jinghan-WRI_0089.jpg?h=a5b5144b&itok=czUFC8Un)
Xu Shengnian
Research Associate/Sustainable Investment
![徐生年](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Xu%20shengnian-WRI_0082.jpg?h=a657dfa1&itok=g5afZbVh)
Lulu Xue
Project Manager/Associate, Sustainable Cities Program, WRI China
![薛露露](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Xue%20lulu-WRI_0229.jpg?h=06ab714f&itok=sbvuVswp)
Yajing Xin
Project Coordinator,Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
![Picture_Xin](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2024-03/Picture_Xin.jpg?h=daadcd86&itok=h943tLJu)
Li Yating
Research analyst , Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
![李雅婷](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Li%20yating-WRI_0167.jpg?h=4161468a&itok=LfxHWc5W)
Min Yuan
Project Manager/Associate, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China
![袁敏](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Yuan%20min-WRI_0154.jpg?h=ac147714&itok=yLIvydui)
Lili Zhai
Communications Assistant, WRI China
![翟立利](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Zhai%20lili-WRI_0121.jpg?h=e71f213f&itok=mFyYksIA)
Daiyang Zhang
Research Analyst, China Climate and Energy Program
![张黛阳](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Zhang%20daiyang-WRI_0044.jpg?h=b4e10740&itok=GhzeETx-)
Wenquan Zhang
Associate, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China
![张文佺](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Zhang%20wenquan-WRI_0029.jpg?h=9a7fff01&itok=6TZ60x-E)
Yanping Zhang
Research Associate, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
![张艳萍](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Zhang%20yanping-WRI_9972.jpg?h=9f8262b8&itok=OpzTC-gz)
Zhang Cheng
Associate, Sustainable Investment Program
![张成](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Zhang%20cheng-WRI_0093.jpg?h=7f6b1739&itok=toZv-Vm4)
Weiqi Zhou
Data Analyst, Research, Data & Innovation, China
![周伟琪](/sites/default/files/styles/100x100/public/2023-09/Zhou%20weiqi-WRI_0042.jpg?h=02872490&itok=rXjaXRuw)