Experts & Staff
WRI brings together nearly 1,900 staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as food and land use, energy, cities, economics, finance, governance and more. Our staff and researchers work globally and in 12 focus countries to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, and to stabilize the climate and build resilient communities. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Pollyana Abreu
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
Alvin Adu-Asare
GIS Research Associate, WRI Africa
Alemayehu Agizew
GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer
Sofia Ahmed
Research Associate, WRI Africa
Beryl Ajwang
Food Loss and Waste Associate, WRI Africa
Camila Bellaver Alberti
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
Cristina Albuquerque
Director, Global Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Vinicius Pacheco Almeida
Finance and Investment Specialist, WRI Brasil
Julio Alves
Sustainable Food Systems Analyst, WRI Brasil
Ivan Amanigaruhanga
Engagement Manager, Clean Energy Transition, Africa
Bemnet Amanuale
Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa
Marcela Amorim
Project and Research Intern, WRI Brasil
Virginia Antonioli
Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil
Josephine Apajo
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Manager, WRI Africa
William Apondo
Data Analyst, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Bernadette Arakwiye
Senior Manager, Africa Land Restoration Programs
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Igerha Bampa
Technical Assistant for Open Timber Portal, WRI Africa
Mariana Barcelos
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rogger Mathaus Magalhães Barreiros
Climate Finance and Socioeconomics Analyst
Bruno Batista
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Abiyot Dagne Belay
Research Associate, WRI Africa
Luana Betti
Manager of Climate Socioeconomics and Finance, WRI Brasil
Cynthia Blank
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Cristina Bodas
Communications Manager, WRI Brasil
Bruno Henrique Cabral
Executive Assistant, WRI Brasil
Henrique Cabral
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lara Caccia
Urban Adaptation Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Calixto
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil
Elizabeth Carabine
Regional Senior Expert, Climate Change, WRI Africa
André Chaves
Senior Land Use Manager, WRI Brasil
Anderson Ngowa
Finance Associate, Energy Access
Brian Chitala
Investment Specialist
Susan Chomba
Director of Vital Landscapes, WRI Africa
Fernando Correa
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil
Vivian Dal'Lin
Senior Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
