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
Arun Panda
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Manish Dutta Pandey
Manager, Electric Mobility, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Pietro Pastore
Finance Intern, WRI Brasil
Sophia Pestana
Data Science Intern, WRI Brasil
Guillermo Petzhold
Urban Mobility Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Aline Ghenov Pomeraniec
HR Analyst, WRI Brasil
Paloma Paz Pressato
Territorial Analyst for Mata Atlântica
Carolina Quiele
Financial Assistant, WRI Brasil
Apoorva R
Manager, Climate Program, WRI India
Sony R.K.
Senior Manager, Sustainable Landscapes & Restoration, WRI India
Deepti Raj
Senior Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Anand Ramachandran
Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India
Andressa Ribeiro
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Júlio Rioli
Grants and Contracts Manager, WRI Brasil
Bruno Rizzon
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Renata Rocha
Project Management Intern, WRI Brasil
Ariadne Samios
Active Mobility Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Paula Manoela dos Santos
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Viviane Sobral D. dos Santos
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Lalit Sharma
Senior Project Associate, WRI India
Abhinav Sharma
Manager, Energy Program, WRI India
Vaibhav Shrivastava
Senior Project Associate, GeoAnalytics, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Fernanda Silva
Personnel Department Analyst, WRI Brasil
Yash Singh
Program Associate, Sustainable Cities, WRI India
Eduardo Siqueira
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anupama Sivan
Head - Coordination, Executive Office, WRI India
Clara Strack
Urban Development Intern
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Sandhya Sundararagavan
Lead – Energy Transitions, WRI India
Sabareesh Suresh
Senior Program Associate, Climate Resilience, WRI India
Prathna T.C.
Manager, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Niharika Tagotra
Senior Research Specialist, Energy Program, WRI India
Virginia Bergamaschi Tavares
Senior Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Guliver Terada
Senior Project Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
John Thoppil
Manager, Global Operations
Rita Tomilin
Project Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vitor Tornello
Project Assistant, WRI Brasil
Laio Teixeira
Project Analyst, WRI Brasil
Vandana Tyagi
Senior Project Associate, Air Quality, WRI India Sustainable Cities
