Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Experts & Staff
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Program Experts & Staff
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
Selam Alebel
Operations Director, WRI Africa
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Ettore Arpini
Program Management Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Julianne Baker-Gallegos
Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
Francesca Battistelli
Associate II, Nature-Based Solutions
Meltem Bayraktar
Urban Efficiency & Climate Manager, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
Marc Daniels
Grants and Finance Specialist I, Buildings Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Yared Deme
Research Analyst, International Climate Action, WRI Africa
Berhanu Desta
Global Accounting Director
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Senior Geoprocessing Specialist
Andrés Flores
Climate Change and Energy Director, WRI Mexico
Anteneh Gelaw
Regional Manager, Africa, P4G
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Analyst II, Energy Program
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Salima Mahamoudou
Research Associate II
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Solomon Negusse
Software Engineer
Alberto Pallecchi
Program Manager, WRI Europe
Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Gerard Pozzi
Engagement and Research Specialist, Food Program
Maria Santarelli
Program Coordinator
Meseret Shiferaw
Associate II
Alemakef Tassew
Urban Development Project Specialist, WRI Africa
Gubignet Tekle
Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anna Twomlow
Research Analyst, Climate Behavior Project
Lourenço Valentini
Urban Mobility Intern
Juliana Vega
Mobility and Road Safety Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya
Urban Development Project Manager, WRI Africa
Ke Wang
Program Lead, PACE
