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.

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63 Featured 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

Anna Amato

Ettore Arpini

Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager

Ettore Arpini

Lorena Baca

Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Lorena Baca

Sandra Baltazar

Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro

Project Specialist, TerraFund

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro.

Francesca Battistelli

Associate III, Water Security & Nature-Based Solutions

Francesca Battistelli

Meltem Bayraktar

Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye

Valéria Blos

Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil

Valéria Blos

Sheela Cao

Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager, Climate

Sheela Cao.

Willy Carlsen

Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal

Willy Carlsen.

Xixi Chen

Manager, Clean Energy

Xixi Chen

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

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira.

Wee Kean Fong

Deputy Country Director, WRI China

Wee Kean Fong

Nicole Fragano

Program Coordinator, Climate Program

Nicole Fragano

Mengpin Ge

Associate II, Climate Program

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Research Associate, Energy Program

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Arya Harsono

Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy

Zhuohui Huang

Research Analyst, Climate and Energy Program, WRI China

Zhuohui Huang.

Natalie Ichtertz

Field Accounting Support Manager

Zhaoqianyi (Zhao) Ji

Research Analyst, Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Zhaoqianyi (Zhao) Ji.

Xiaoqian Jiang

Low Carbon Planning Project Manager, Climate And Energy Program, WRI China

Yuke Kirana

Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab

Yuke Kirana

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Katie Lebling

Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization

Katie Lebling.

Bo Li

Research Associate II, Forest Legality Initiative

Jiaying Lin

Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Jiaying Lin

Anqi Liu

Senior Accountant

Chuyi Lu

Gender Mainstreaming and Youth Intern, NDC Partnership

Chuyi Lu.

Lu Lu

Research Analyst II, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Lu Lu

Christine Luttmer

Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa

Christine Luttmer

Ziyi Ma

Research Analyst, Sustainable Finance Center

Ziyi Ma

Laura Malaguzzi Valeri

Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation

Laura Malaguzzi Valeri.

Jie Meng

Operations Manager, WRI China

Jie Meng

Alberto Pallecchi

Acting Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability

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