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.

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44 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Cristina Albuquerque

Director, Global Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Cristina Albuquerque

Júlio de Araújo-Alves

Research Analyst, Forests Program, WRI Brasil

Julio Alves

Virginia Antonioli

Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil

Virginia Antonioli.

Jon Baines

Research Associate, Sustainable Ocean Economies

Jon Baines

Leonardo Barbosa

Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil

Leonardo Barbosa.

Bruno Batista

Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Bruno Batista

Angela Bekkers

Head of Communications, WRI Europe

Angela Bekkers

Luana P. Betti

Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil

Luana Betti.

Luana Betti

Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil

Luana Betti.

Valéria Blos

Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil

Valéria Blos

Bruno Henrique Cabral

Executive Assistant, WRI Brasil

Bruno Cabral.

Lara Caccia

Urban Development Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Lara Caccia

Fernando Correa

Communications Analyst, WRI Brasil

Fernando Correa

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

Edward Davey

Héctor Miguel Donado

Research Analyst, Climate Program

Hector Miguel Donado.

Lucia Duran Aguado

Operations Coordinator, WRI Europe

Olaf Erenstein

Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe

Olaf Erenstein.

Henrique Evers

Urban Development Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Henrique Evers

Luciana Alves

Restoration Specialist

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Rafael Feltran-Barbieri

Senior Economist, WRI Brasil

Rafael Feltran-Barbieri

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira

Data Science Coordinator

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira.

Miriam Garcia

Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil

Miriam Garcia.

Alexandre Grassigny

Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership

Bruno Incau

Regional Coordinator for Urban Development, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Bruno Incau

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

Caroline Lesser
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Ramona Liberoff

Executive Director, PACE

Ramona Liberoff

Santiago Londoño

Strategic Coordinator for Europe Executive Office

Santiago Londoño.

Alexandra Lopes

Financial Specialist, WRI Brasil

Alexandra Lopes

Reynaldo Mello Neto

Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Reynaldo Mello Neto

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

Joana Oliveira

Laura Ombelet

Program Manager, PACE

Gustavo Vieira Pacheco

Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil

Gustavo Vieira Pacheco.

Alberto Pallecchi

Acting Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability

Francisco Minella Pasqual

Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Francisco Pasqual

Pietro Pastore

Finance Intern, WRI Brasil

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Guillermo Petzhold

Urban Mobility Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center For Sustainable Cities

Guillermo Petzhold
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