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
Cristina Albuquerque
Director, Global Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Julio Alves
Sustainable Food Systems Analyst, WRI Brasil
Virginia Antonioli
Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil
Jon Baines
Research Associate, Sustainable Ocean Economies
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Leonardo Barbosa
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Bruno Batista
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Luana P. Betti
Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil
Luana Betti
Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
Bruno Henrique Cabral
Executive Assistant, WRI Brasil
Lara Caccia
Urban Development Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Fernando Correa
Communications Analyst, WRI Brasil
Edward Davey
Head, World Resources Institute Europe UK Office; Senior Advisor, Food and Land Use Coalition; Advisor, New Economy for the Amazon and Congo Basin
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Héctor Miguel Donado
Research Analyst, Climate Program
Lucia Duran Aguado
Operations Coordinator, WRI Europe
Olaf Erenstein
Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe
Henrique Evers
Urban Development Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luciana Alves
Restoration Specialist
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Miriam Garcia
Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Bruno Incau
Regional Coordinator for Urban Development, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Adriana Jakovcevic
Road Safety Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Joaquim Leite
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Caroline Lesser
Development Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Santiago Londoño
Strategic Coordinator for Europe Executive Office
Alexandra Lopes
Financial Specialist, WRI Brasil
Reynaldo Mello Neto
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Klara Nilsson
Senior Communications Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition
Mariana Oliveira
Manager, Forests, Land Use and Agriculture Program, WRI Brasil
Joana Oliveira
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Laura Ombelet
Program Manager, PACE
Gustavo Vieira Pacheco
Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Alberto Pallecchi
Acting Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability
Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities