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
Lucia Fitts
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Luciana Gallardo Lomeli
Research Associate, Initiative 20x20
Ignacio Bernabe Galván
Water and Green Infrastructure Analyst
Miriam Garcia
Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil
Mengpin Ge
Associate II, Climate Program
Mihret Gebru
Facilites Coordinator
Luisa Gelfand
Constituent Relationship Management Manager
Elizabeth Goldman
Senior GIS Research Manager
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Mary Gronkiewicz
Project Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Shuwei Guan
Staff Accountant
Catlyne Haddaoui
Research Manager, National Climate Action
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Allison Hess
Project Specialist, National Climate Action
Celal Tolga Imamoglu
Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kendie Kenmoe
Forest Atlas Technical Manager, Data Lab
Micheline Khan
Program Associate, Ocean Program
Anna Kustar
Research Analyst, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Sophie Labaste
Associate, Forest Governance and Policy
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
Leah Lazer
Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
David Leege
Global Director, Managing for Results
Caroline Lesser
Development Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Pierre-Antoine Levillain
Operations Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Bo Li
Research Associate II
Xingyan Lin
Data Intern, Systems Change Lab
K. Zé Liu
eMobility Research and Visualization Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Christine Luttmer
Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa
Anne Maassen
Senior Manager, Urban Transformation Insights & Partnerships / Global Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Marcia MacNeil
Senior Communications Manager, Land and Forests
Caitlin Macomber
Research Analyst, Environmental Justice and Equity
Isere Ormille Mafodjui Fosso
Sr Regional Finance and Operation Manager, WRI Africa
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Joseph Mangouende
National Technical Assistant, Republic of Congo
