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
Acoyani Adame
Program Analyst, Active Mobility
Sonia Aguilar
Road Safety Coordinator, WRI México
Camila Bellaver Alberti
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
Cristina Albuquerque
Director, Global Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
César Avilés
Innovation Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Gagandeep Bajwa
Lead – Human Resources, WRI India
Sergio Baldit Parra
Communications Specialist, Data Lab
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
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
Alejandra Bosch
Land Sector Associate, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, WRI México
Mauricio Brito
Urban Development Analyst, WRI México
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
Mariana Campos Sanchez
Urban Development Manager, WRI México
Daniel Cano Gomez
Project Coordinator, Road Safety
Beatriz Cardenas
Air Quality Director, WRI Mexico
Carlos Castañeda
Operations Director
Itzá Castañeda
Social Equity Director, WRI México
Yunuen Castellanos
Management Advisor, WRI Mexico
Manuel Cervera
Forests Landscape Coordinator
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