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
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Nate Aden
Senior Associate
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
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
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
Sheela Cao
Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager, Climate
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Xixi Chen
Manager, Clean Energy
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Rivvy Eisenberg
Grants & Finance Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Li Fang
Country Director, WRI China
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Wee Kean Fong
Deputy Country Director, WRI China
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Mengpin Ge
Associate II, Climate Program
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Zhuohui Huang
Research Analyst, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China
Natalie Ichtertz
Field Accounting Support Manager
Zhaoqianyi (Zhao) Ji
Research Analyst, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Xiaoqian Jiang
Low Carbon Planning Project Manager, Climate And Energy Program, WRI China
Yuke Kirana
Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Katie Lebling
Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization
Bo Li
Research Associate II, Forest Legality Initiative
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anqi Liu
Senior Accountant
Chuyi Lu
Gender Mainstreaming and Youth Intern, NDC Partnership
Lu Lu
Research Analyst II, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Christine Luttmer
Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa
Ziyi Ma
Research Analyst, Sustainable Finance Center
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Jie Meng
Operations Manager, WRI China
Alberto Pallecchi
Acting Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability