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
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Acoyani Adame
Program Analyst, Active Mobility
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
Sonia Aguilar
Road Safety Coordinator, WRI México
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
César Avilés
Innovation Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Sergio Baldit Parra
Communications Specialist, Data Lab
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
Alejandra Bosch
Land Sector Associate, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, WRI México
Mauricio Brito
Urban Development Analyst, WRI México
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
Yidan Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Ke Chen
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Nii Darko Darko
Research Analyst II, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Geovanni Romano Domínguez
Administrative Assistant, WRI México
Xiaoyu Fan
Research Analyst, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Li Fang
Country Director, WRI China
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Liu Fengwei
FOLU China Director, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Gloria Ferreyra
Analyst, Urban Development, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Aklilu Fikresilassie
Director, Thriving Resilient Cities, WRI Africa; Representative of WRI in Ethiopia
Elda Flores
Communications Lead, Future Cities Program
Ignacio Bernabe Galván
Water and Green Infrastructure Analyst
Jazmin Elizabeth Gálvez
Participation and Capacity Development Analyst, WRI México
Ariel Govea
Financial Legal Advisor, WRI Mexico
Yuchen Guo
Data Associate, Research, Data & Innovation, WRI China
Xiaoying Guo
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Carolina Hernandez
Engagement Manager, Climate and Energy, WRI Mexico
Eduardo Hinojosa Robles
Water and Green Infrastructure Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Zhuohui Huang
Research Analyst , Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Xiaoqian Jiang
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Tanya Jimenez
Linking and Capacity Building Manager
