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
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
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Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
![Anna Amato](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2021-08/anna-amato.jpeg?VersionId=bRatlUnKRUgcTwTrpYKntSzPJIDEZ7U3&h=6c83441f&itok=_nexAwa6)
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
![Ashwathy Anand](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-10/ashwathy-anand-wri-india.jpeg?VersionId=1ewA29yIhAED4YmwbJBAUU7Kgm7I9a9H&h=52605a11&itok=qVtPaTqw)
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
![Ettore Arpini](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2021-07/ettore-arpini.jpeg?VersionId=rYMRx_.7mXJWTrH6My_fA6C68a4aRYJ.&h=04d92ac6&itok=Ea97dVil)
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
![Lorena Baca](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2021-07/lorena-baca.jpeg?VersionId=cr_HfJk13xKpnzapyDr_V7gFi8ZRupC5&h=04d92ac6&itok=1bvhq2jY)
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
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Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
![Tsvetilena Bandakova](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-12/tsvetilena-bandakova%20.jpeg?VersionId=9zJkNdfDfH5UDMB1B8ZpeIis5poJZYNE&h=22b4825a&itok=vHDW0O3g)
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist, TerraFund
![Amanda Barreto Salgueiro.](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2024-02/amanda-barreto-salgueiro.jpeg?VersionId=Zos4DRt5hovrJDCFmrn.ArifL5kIn.Rc&h=f137dbb5&itok=pRi3RPK7)
Francesca Battistelli
Associate III, Water Security & Nature-Based Solutions
![Francesca Battistelli](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2021-07/francesca-battistelli.jpeg?VersionId=63qsCObMOEtRSRfJs5xb0y3BDUiyYe16&h=fbf7a813&itok=cDQgGQvC)
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
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Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
![Angela Bekkers](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-08/angela-bekkers.jpeg?VersionId=hukXLe15wwC4UisXsVmdMBch_EQnD4tq&h=dab9cb89&itok=9y2wsyGi)
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
![Valéria Blos](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-02/valeria-blos.png?VersionId=9KX2FlEQ1qgtwQvztNjjSpyW6vffRybu&h=00546c34&itok=G2qASScP)
Rocío Campos
Senior Communications and Engagement Manager
![Rocío Campos](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-05/rocio-campos.jpeg?VersionId=ZzuK9GkjKihpiqu6ekJoaB_jDMJc_MTH&h=cd2a7045&itok=ycmhM-bl)
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
![Willy Carlsen.](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2023-12/willy-carlsen.jpeg?VersionId=4pG2vvntJmecUXrTHDhgzw6I1YMFi_Lz&h=96c5019e&itok=iysMupRb)
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
![Gerwin De Roy](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2024-04/gerwin-de-roy.jpeg?VersionId=bs8tjO4ZGkn6Wuhb7f98Q6zB4xnqUPNq&h=e009a64d&itok=G6oyLA8a)
Shefaali Desai
HR International Manager, Global Human Resources
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Helen Ding
Senior Economist
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Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
![Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira.](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2024-03/jefferson-ferreira-ferreira.jpeg?VersionId=v8N2sZRErX.2_whwz8o4V7d9y.MFJMLy&h=78b7a964&itok=O2ppNf-_)
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
![Adrián Flores Aguilar](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-09/adria%CC%81n-flores-aguilar.jpeg?VersionId=T_B_pvElqpQgPGRq7NxbblAfE6B_ieAC&h=2378085a&itok=3dDx8zBO)
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
![Claudio Forner.](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2023-01/claudio-forner.jpeg?VersionId=U67iyZHty_1NhgT6vAWnQ6ne6ujY51nO&h=9cd8f4fd&itok=jRHi_4oy)
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
![Nicole Fragano](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-09/nicole-fragano_0.jpeg?VersionId=jZPyEx7_iYAzgtEhkDwCgYWtndw3ukds&h=71efb074&itok=y4JHoR7g)
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
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Kalpana Giri
Senior Manager, Social Equity, Global Restoration
![Kalpana Giri](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-08/kalpana-giri.jpeg?VersionId=7NOiHsiZq07uyDRArPWmfWC7VszaeCpw&h=ba226ffe&itok=mlMYxCui)
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
![Tatsatom Gonçalves](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2021-10/tatsatom-goncalves.jpeg?VersionId=ExWbXF4TFPcWsuAVOLiuFTpO6ClZnhOC&h=fbf7a813&itok=mq0Vp1YK)
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
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Sandy Henkes
Program Specialist, Food Program
![Sandy Henkes](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-08/sandy-henkes.jpeg?VersionId=t3VgN4eBxhXKMMUHIQDFPEwhYcNuys_4&h=04d92ac6&itok=a3x7kHR7)
Clemens W. Janssen
User Research & Engagement Lead
![Clemens Janssen.](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2023-07/clemens-janssen.jpeg?VersionId=ZbuswNoZH.Zu4xVgazFwishciy319EkI&h=150f4d33&itok=R5Vf0c8B)
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
![David Bronzwaig Kravzov](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2021-11/david-kravzov.jpg?VersionId=8LNsVpsCyuS1DxtFWuwngbUHmdAC0Pna&h=038a9462&itok=_-fZzAAl)
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
![Valerie Laxton](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-01/valerie-laxton.jpg?VersionId=ZXwfe2ts1Cwt_3v9zAZ4C5ySwoyzvE4I&h=2a479378&itok=gLZVvnPZ)
![Ramona Liberoff](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-09/ramona-liberoff.jpg?VersionId=JiGu1fNMAksZnEGuDoeNVJWX0HboTY8l&h=038a9462&itok=mjd_j4Zd)
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
![Jiaying Lin](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2024-03/Lin%20Jiaying-WRI_0058.jpg?VersionId=HYxIl2gY6vaAmNUskcRb5uy34ikKnoEb&h=4626e670&itok=pWVZzLUV)
Christine Luttmer
Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa
![Christine Luttmer](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2021-12/christine-luttmer.jpeg?VersionId=FDRYQEWxqvc0IGKarIWVsSbvJWQ7GMrf&h=fa98897e&itok=iu5Py0vH)
Anne Maassen
Senior Manager, Urban Transformation Insights & Partnerships / Global Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
![Anne Maassen](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2021-07/anne-maassen.jpg?VersionId=BPFgt266hMguSlk9r7F9e1i5mkFlITIr&h=936b56d8&itok=AH2ys0Vb)
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
![Laura Malaguzzi Valeri.](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2023-06/laura-malaguzzi-valeri_0.jpg?VersionId=x5E3UFQpMcGBfbbo6SMEE8ivQ0Bxdh3g&h=e5c31aed&itok=YhRRtV_-)
Dimitris Mentis
Lead, Energy Access Explorer
![Demitris Mentis](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-02/demitris-mentis.jpeg?VersionId=oGnaSuwPJj1ZEGw54AIMUM51fs6Lj5aH&h=51cf3719&itok=vAlW228t)
Ryan O'Connor
Knowledge Tools Analyst, NDC Partnership
![Ryan O'Connor](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-09/ryan-o%E2%80%99-connor.jpeg?VersionId=icMytf9_JugNF9xH8yPp.St7Fv307fDu&h=cb4b57fc&itok=5Y2QzhO8)
Henk Ovink
Senior Fellow for Water
![Henk Ovink.](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2024-01/henk-ovink.jpeg?VersionId=l7Ml5wiOO7AWZPfnckMcnYovAWm29MM_&h=e78714e0&itok=br71wbFm)
Alberto Pallecchi
Acting Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability
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Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
![Francisco Pasqual](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2022-06/Francisco_Pasqual_Brazil_19set26_highres%20%281%29%20cropped.jpg?VersionId=9Wik6w791H_oDohE8w6wP6NQ04Nk9q.j&h=ddc670c2&itok=IvEIeXaJ)
Iryna Payosova
Economist, Climate Action
![Iryna Payosova.](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/100x100/s3/2024-02/iryna-payosova.jpeg?VersionId=uimEmEyNNg3dWn2hsfSSyN6_A3NjuXqM&h=16e01b40&itok=wssXcd7x)