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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65 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Claudia Adriazola-Steil

Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities

Anna Amato

Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results

Anna Amato

Ashwathy Anand

Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India

Ashwathy Anand

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

Angela Bekkers

Head of Communications, WRI Europe

Angela Bekkers

Valéria Blos

Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil

Valéria Blos

Rocío Campos

Communications Manager, Center for Equitable Development

Rocío Campos

Willy Carlsen

Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal

Willy Carlsen.

Shefaali Desai

HR International Manager, Global Human Resources

Helen Ding

Senior Economist

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira

Data Science Coordinator

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira.

Adrián Flores Aguilar

Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit

Adrián Flores Aguilar

Claudio Forner

Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy

Claudio Forner.

Nicole Fragano

Program Coordinator, Climate Program

Nicole Fragano

Johannes Friedrich

Director of Climate Data

Kalpana Giri

Senior Manager, Social Equity, Global Restoration

Kalpana Giri

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Research Associate, Energy Program

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Alexandre Grassigny

Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership

Sandy Henkes

Program Specialist, Food Program

Sandy Henkes

Clemens W. Janssen

User Research & Engagement Lead

Clemens Janssen.

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Valerie Laxton

Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center

Valerie Laxton
Global Executive Team

Ramona Liberoff

Executive Director, PACE

Ramona Liberoff

Jiaying Lin

Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Jiaying Lin

Christine Luttmer

Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa

Christine Luttmer

Anne Maassen

Senior Manager, Urban Transformation Insights & Partnerships / Global Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

Anne Maassen

Laura Malaguzzi Valeri

Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation

Laura Malaguzzi Valeri.

Dimitris Mentis

Lead, Energy Access Explorer

Demitris Mentis

Ryan O'Connor

Knowledge Tools Analyst, NDC Partnership

Ryan O'Connor

Henk Ovink

Senior Fellow for Water

Henk Ovink.

Alberto Pallecchi

Acting Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability

Francisco Minella Pasqual

Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Francisco Pasqual

Iryna Payosova

Economist, Climate Action

Iryna Payosova.

Danielle Riedl

Research Analyst II, Industrial Innovation & Carbon Removal

Danielle Riedl
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