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
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
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
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Valéria Blos
Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil
Mariska Bottema
Blue Food Lead
Emer Byrne
Senior Talent Acquisition Associate
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Imane Chafiq
Country Engagement Specialist
Caroline de Bruin
Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Janneke de Vries
Head of The Hague regional office and Director of European Partnerships
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Michael Doust
Director, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Olaf Erenstein
Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Henrieke Jonker
WRI Europe Liaison
Ajith Kasaragod
Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Caroline Lesser
Development Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Nikita Luke
Senior Project Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Kate Morton
Senior HR Manager, WRI Europe
T Nandakumar
Senior Fellow, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI India
Henk Ovink
Senior Fellow for Water
Alberto Pallecchi
Acting Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability
Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sony R.K.
Senior Manager, Sustainable Landscapes & Restoration, WRI India
Sevdalina Rukanova
Head of Foundation Relations, Europe
