Expert Connect

Green Growth Expert Connect provides policymakers direct access to world-leading technical and policy experts for quick and tailored guidance on a range of green growth topics.

The service is available, at no cost, to government agency representatives from developing countries and supporting technical institutes. To request support, simply submit a request and the GGKP will match you with a leading green growth policy expert.

Specialised experts are available on a range of green growth topics, including fiscal reform, access to finance, indicators and metrics, natural capital approaches, sustainable trade, and government procurement. Experts will provide tailored support, including to review draft strategies, analyse policy options, share experiences from other countries, and facilitate networking.

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Gretchen Ellison

Research Analyst

Biography

Gretchen Ellison is a Research Analyst in WRI’s Food, Forests and Water Program. She works across programmatic areas providing research support to advance WRI’s Natural Infrastructure and Negative Emissions portfolios. She has also worked for WRI’s Office of the President, and WRI’s U.S. Climate Initiative researching policy solutions for mitigating...

Expertise

Sectors:

Energy

Themes:

Climate Change

Izabella Teixeira

Co-Chair

International Resource Panel (IRP)

Biography

Izabella Teixeira is Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel. She is an expert in environmental management, impact assessment and licensing. She is the former Environment Minister of Brazil and was named a Champion of the Earth in 2013. Izabella Mônica Vieira Teixeira is a native Brazilian. She holds a B.Sc...

Expertise

Themes:

Climate Change

Development

Natural Capital

James Seong-Cheol Kang

Principal Transport Specialist

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Biography

Dr. James Seong-Cheol Kang is Principal Transport Specialist of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and leads technical research and policy advisory work on transport. Previously, as Country Manager, he led green growth planning and implementation work in Mongolia and China. Prior to joining GGGI, he served as Director of...

Expertise

Sectors:

Transport

Themes:

Cities

Indicators and Measurement

Technology and Innovation

Region:

Asia

Latin America & the Caribbean

Juliano Assunção

Director

Professor in the Department of Economics

Biography

Juliano is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and Executive Director at the Climate Policy Initiative Brazil. His research focuses on different aspects of development economics, including agricultural economics, institutions, and financial intermediation. He is a member of the...

Expertise

Themes:

Climate Change

Region:

Latin America & the Caribbean

Kelly Levin

Senior Associate

Biography

Kelly Levin is a senior associate with WRI’s global climate program. She focuses her work on supporting countries in the design and tracking of climate commitments, as well as planning for long-term transitions associated with decarbonization. Kelly closely follows the negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and...

Expertise

Themes:

Climate Change

Maria Mendiluce

Managing Director Climate & Energy WBCSD, Chief Executive Officer, We Mean Business

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Biography

Dr. María Mendiluce has over 20 years’ experience in sustainable development, energy and climate action. She sits in the Senior Management Team of WBCSD, guiding over 200 member companies on transformative climate policy and energy transition. In addition to her role at WBCSD, María is also CEO of the We...

Expertise

Sectors:

Energy

Themes:

Climate Change

Orestes Anastasia

Deputy Head, Office of Thought Leadership, and Head of Knowledge Sharing

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Biography

Orestes Anastasia is GGGI’s Deputy Head of the Office of Thought Leadership and the Head of Knowledge Sharing. Hr oversees integrated knowledge development, management, and sharing in cooperation with GGGI’s strategic international partners as well as across GGGI. Mr. Anastasia has worked for more than 20 years developing and overseeing...

Expertise

Themes:

Climate Change

Development

Region:

Asia

Pranab Baruah

Principal Specialist

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Biography

Dr Pranab Baruah is a Principal Specialist at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) where he oversees strategic research and analysis projects, and provides clean energy and green growth policy advisory to GGGI partner country governments. Previously, Pranab served as the Senior Knowledge Manager of GGGI, and the Senior Research...

Expertise

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Indicators and Measurement

Technology and Innovation

Region:

Africa

Asia

Europe

Shrashtant Patara

Senior Vice President

Development Alternatives (DA)

Biography

Shrashtant Patara is the Senior Vice President of Development Alternatives Group and Chief Executive Officer for TARA.

Expertise

Sectors:

Finance

Themes:

Technology and Innovation

Investment

Development

Region:

Asia

Theodoros Zachariadis

Associate Professor and Dean

Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)

Biography

Theodoros Zachariadis holds a Diploma and a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. His postdoctoral work focused on the economic analysis of energy and environmental issues. He has worked as a researcher at the National Technical University of Athens and as a European Marie Curie...

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