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.
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
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
Julio Alves
Sustainable Food Systems Analyst, WRI Brasil
Marcela Amorim
Project and Research Intern, WRI Brasil
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Sripathi Anirudh
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Virginia Antonioli
Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Bernadette Arakwiye
Senior Manager, Africa Land Restoration Programs
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Gagandeep Bajwa
Lead – Human Resources, WRI India
Leonardo Barbosa
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Mariana Barcelos
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Batista
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luana P. Betti
Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil
Luana Betti
Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil
Cynthia Blank
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
Henrique Cabral
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Henrique Cabral
Executive Assistant, WRI Brasil
Lara Caccia
Urban Development Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Calixto
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Research Analyst, Climate Resilience Practice
Radha Chanchani
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport
Purnanjali Chandra
Project Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Sustainable Cities
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
Anupama Choudhary
Manager, Cognos BI Analyst/Financial Reports
Fernando Correa
Communications Analyst, WRI Brasil
Vivian Dal'Lin
Senior Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
