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
Bashaa'ir Abul-Qasim
Help Desk Support Analyst
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
Communications Manager, Center for Equitable Development
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Ellie Conrad
Executive Assistant, Global Development
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Shefaali Desai
HR International Manager, Global Human Resources
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Christine Luttmer
Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa
Anne Maassen
Senior Manager, Urban Transformation Insights & Partnerships / Global Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
