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
Christian Aldridge
Digital Technology Director
Juan-Carlos Altamirano
Economist
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Will Anderson
Senior Portfolio Manager, TerraFund, Global Restoration Initiative
Bernadette Arakwiye
Senior Manager, Africa Land Restoration Programs
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
César Avilés
Innovation Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Idrissa Bagayoko
Grants & Finance Specialist, STAND Initiative
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
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Anne-Marie Belley
Executive Assistant to the MD for Programs and MD for Strategy
Baret Binatlı
Built Environment Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
Ondine Brent Eysseric
Executive Administrative Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Laura Bulbena Janer
Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI Colombia
Emer Byrne
Senior Talent Acquisition Associate
Bruno Henrique Cabral
Executive Assistant, WRI Brasil
Rocío Campos
Communications Manager, Center for Equitable Development
Daniel Cano Gomez
Project Coordinator, Road Safety
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Carla Carpio
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager
Sebastian Castellanos
Senior Manager, Technical Assistance, Electric School Bus Initiative.
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India
Ananya Chakraborty
Senior Research Analyst, Climate Resilience Practice
Purnanjali Chandra
Project Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Diana Chavez Acosta
Grants & Finance Specialist II, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Xixi Chen
Manager, Clean Energy
Anupama Choudhary
Manager, Cognos BI Analyst/Financial Reports
Tamara Coger
Senior Associate, Global Restoration Initiative
Pulakesh Das
Senior Project Associate, WRI India
Ahona Datta Gupta
Communications Manager, Energy, WRI India
