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.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Pollyana Abreu
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Shazabe Akhtar
Research Analyst, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Camila Bellaver Alberti
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
Cristina Albuquerque
Director, Global Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Christian Aldridge
Digital Technology Director
Vinicius Pacheco Almeida
Finance and Investment Specialist, WRI Brasil
Juan-Carlos Altamirano
Economist
Julio Alves
Sustainable Food Systems Analyst, WRI Brasil
Marcela Amorim
Project and Research Intern, WRI Brasil
Will Anderson
Senior Portfolio Manager, TerraFund, Global Restoration Initiative
Angelo E. Angel Gomez
Grants and Finance Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Virginia Antonioli
Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil
Bernadette Arakwiye
Senior Manager, Africa Land Restoration Programs
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Simone Athayde
Research Integrity Lead
César Avilés
Innovation Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Idrissa Bagayoko
Grants & Finance Specialist, STAND Initiative
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
Leonardo Barbosa
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Mariana Barcelos
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist, TerraFund
Bruno Batista
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Francesca Battistelli
Associate III, Water Security & Nature-Based Solutions
Skylar Bee
Climate Finance Specialist, Knowledge and Learning, NDC Partnership
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Anne-Marie Belley
Executive Assistant to the MD for Programs and MD for Strategy
Luana P. Betti
Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil
Luana Betti
Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil
Baret Binatlı
Built Environment Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Cynthia Blank
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
Raquel Burke
Operations Manager, Global Climate and Economics Programs
Emer Byrne
Senior Talent Acquisition Associate
Henrique Cabral
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities