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
Natalia Akopian
Policy & Government Affairs Associate
Mohammad Ali
Grants & Finance Specialist ll
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
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
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
Tatiana Bogdanova
Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab
Jelena Bukin
Senior Accountant
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Brian Chitala
Investment Specialist
Sod-Erdene Davaadorj
Grants and Finance Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Irina Didenko
Grants and Finance Specialist, Cities4Forests
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Elena Esipova
Satellite Data Analyst
Ifrah Farah
Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Despina Gkotsidou
Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
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
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Maggie Malloy
Operations Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
Victoria Malolina
Staff Accountant
Marc Manyifika
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program
Tshims Mbala
Driver and Logistics Assistant, DRC Office
Monicah Mungai
Operations Manager, P4G
Jonas Munyurangabo
Policy Analyst, Food Program, WRI Africa
