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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46 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Anna Amato

Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results

Anna Amato

Will Anderson

Senior Portfolio Manager, TerraFund, Global Restoration Initiative

Will Anderson

Sripathi Anirudh

Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India

Sripathi Anirudh

Nambi Appadurai

Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India

Ettore Arpini

Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager

Ettore Arpini

Lorena Baca

Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Lorena Baca

Kanchana Balasubramanian

Data Science and Remote Sensing Intern, Global Restoration Initiative

Kanchana Balasubramanian.

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

Willy Carlsen

Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal

Willy Carlsen.

Helen Ding

Senior Economist

Rohit Eswar

Training and Development Coordinator, WRI India

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira

Data Science Coordinator

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira.

Nicole Fragano

Program Coordinator, Climate Program

Nicole Fragano

Madhavi Ganeshan

Senior Advisor, Office of the President & CEO

Madhavi Ganeshan.

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Research Associate, Energy Program

Tatsatom Gonçalves

Vijay Jagannathan

Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Bharath Jairaj

Director, Energy, WRI India

Bharath Jairaj.

Jayahari KM

India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India

 

Jayahari KM

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Deepak Sriram Krishnan

Associate Director, Energy, WRI India

Deepak Sriram Krishnan

Vaisakh Suresh Kumar

Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India

Vaisakh Suresh Kumar

Laura Malaguzzi Valeri

Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation

Laura Malaguzzi Valeri.

Uttara Narayan

Manager, Energy, WRI India

Harish P

Senior Research Specialist, WRI India

Harish P.

Alberto Pallecchi

Acting Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability

Francisco Minella Pasqual

Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Francisco Pasqual

Sony R.K.

Senior Manager, Sustainable Landscapes & Restoration, WRI India

Sony R.K.

Anand Ramachandran

Project Associate - Operations, WRI India Sustainable Cities

Sangeetha Sarma

Head of Communications, P4G

Sangeetha Sarma

Angela Scafidi

Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab

Angela Scafidi.

Karunya Subramanian

Research Analyst, UrbanShift

Karunya Subramanian.

Dhilon Subramanian

Senior Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India

Sandhya Sundararagavan

Lead – Energy Transitions, WRI India

Sabareesh Suresh

Senior Program Associate, Climate Resilience, WRI India

Sabareesh Suresh

Prathna T.C.

Manager, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Prathna T.C.
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