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
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Mohammad Ali
Grants & Finance Specialist ll
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist, TerraFund
Francesca Battistelli
Associate III, Water Security & Nature-Based Solutions
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
Rocío Campos
Senior Communications and Engagement Manager
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Brian Chitala
Investment Specialist
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Shefaali Desai
HR International Manager, Global Human Resources
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Ifrah Farah
Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Kalpana Giri
Senior Manager, Social Equity, Global Restoration
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Sandy Henkes
Program Specialist, Food Program
Clemens W. Janssen
User Research & Engagement Lead
John Jaoko
Senior Crop Data Analyst, WRI Africa
Joyce Kabiru
Global Coordination Manager
Samuel Kabiru
Manager, The Land Accelerator, WRI Africa
Lulu Kavishe
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Reynolds Kihura
Data & Product Strategist, WRI Africa
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Iain Laufer
Program Operation Coordinator, Global Climate Program
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
