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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49 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Mohammad Ali

Grants & Finance Specialist ll

Mohammad Ali.

Anna Amato

Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results

Anna Amato

Ettore Arpini

Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager

Ettore Arpini

Lorena Baca

Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Lorena Baca

Sandra Baltazar

Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro

Project Specialist, TerraFund

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro.

Francesca Battistelli

Associate III, Water Security & Nature-Based Solutions

Francesca Battistelli

Meltem Bayraktar

Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye

Valéria Blos

Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil

Valéria Blos

Willy Carlsen

Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal

Willy Carlsen.

Brian Chitala

Investment Specialist

Brian Chitala

Helen Ding

Senior Economist

Ifrah Farah

Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa

Ifrah Farah

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira

Data Science Coordinator

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira.

Nicole Fragano

Program Coordinator, Climate Program

Nicole Fragano

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Research Associate, Energy Program

Tatsatom Gonçalves

John Jaoko

Senior Crop Data Analyst, WRI Africa

John Jaoko.

Joyce Kabiru

Global Coordination Manager

Joyce Kabiru.

Samuel Kabiru

Manager, The Land Accelerator, WRI Africa

Samuel Kabiru

Lulu Kavishe

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Lulu Kavishe

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Iain Laufer

Program Operation Coordinator, Global Climate Program

Iain Laufer

Laura Malaguzzi Valeri

Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation

Laura Malaguzzi Valeri.

Maggie Malloy

Operations Manager, Sustainable Finance Center

Maggie Malloy.

Marc Manyifika

Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program

Marc Manyifika

Tshims Mbala

Driver and Logistics Assistant, DRC Office

Monicah Mungai

Operations Manager, P4G

Monicah Mungai.

Jonas Munyurangabo

Policy Analyst, Food Program, WRI Africa

Jonas Munyurangabo.

Victor Muthumbi

Coordinator, Land Accelerator Africa

Victor Muthumbi.

Amos Mwangi

Senior Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Africa

Amos Mwangi.

George Mwaniki

Head of Air Quality, WRI Africa

George Mwaniki

Peter Ndunda

Senior Associate, AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative

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Lawrence Ng'ang'a

AFR100 Restoration Monitoring Associate, WRI Africa

Lawrence Eric Ng'ang'a

David Njugi

Program Specialist, Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE), WRI Africa

David Njugi.

Tina Nyunga

Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda

Tina Nyunga.

Cosmas Ochieng

Global Director, Center for Equitable Development

Maurice Owiti

NCE Economist, WRI Africa

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Alberto Pallecchi

Acting Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability

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