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
Tri Ana Affini
Project Operations Specialist, WRI Indonesia
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Firda Astriyani
Facilities, Procurement And Office Manager, WRI Indonesia
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bukti Bagja
Supply Chain and Livelihood Transformation Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Charles (Chip) Barber
Director, Natural Resources Governance and Policy
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
Mariska Bottema
Blue Food Lead
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Kenny Cetera
Wahana Riset Indonesia Researcher, Forest Legality Initiative
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India
Roman Paul Czebiniak
Director, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Fadhil Muhammad Firdaus
Air Quality Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Rizky Firmansyah
GIS Analyst, WRI Indonesia
W. Briana Fowler-Puja
Research Analyst, U.S.-International Engagement
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Hidayah Hamzah
Manager For National Plastic Action Partnership, WRI Indonesia
Sakinah Ummu Haniy
Communications Assistant, WRI Indonesia
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Tomi Haryadi
Director for Food, Land and Water (FLW) Program, WRI Indonesia
Azam Hawari
Legal Analyst For One Map Initiative, WRI Indonesia
Rakhmat Hidayat
Sumatra Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Julia Kalmirah
Papua Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Martha Triasih Karafir
Strengthening Tenurial Right And Livelihood Business Model Project Lead, WRI Indonesia
Gina Karina
Food And Land Use (FOLU) Manager, WRI Indonesia
Bunga Karnisa Goib
Community Coordinator For National Plastic Action Partnership And Restoration, WRI Indonesia
Yuke Kirana
Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Heriza Leni
Monitoring, Reporting And Data Management Coordinator, WRI Indonesia
Ary Lesmana
Head of Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, WRI Indonesia
Lourensia
Finance & Accounting Officer, WRI Indonesia