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
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Tri Ana Affini
Project Operations Specialist, WRI Indonesia
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Firda Astriyani
Facilities, Procurement And Office Manager, WRI Indonesia
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bukti Bagja
Supply Chain and Livelihood Transformation Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Charles (Chip) Barber
Director, Natural Resources Governance and Policy
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
Rocío Campos
Communications Manager, Center for Equitable Development
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Kenny Cetera
Wahana Riset Indonesia Researcher, Forest Legality Initiative
Roman Paul Czebiniak
Director, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector
Shefaali Desai
HR International Manager, Global Human Resources
Helen Ding
Senior Economist
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Fadhil Muhammad Firdaus
Air Quality Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Rizky Firmansyah
GIS Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
W. Briana Fowler-Puja
Research Analyst, U.S.-International Engagement
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Kalpana Giri
Senior Manager, Social Equity, Global Restoration
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Hidayah Hamzah
Manager For National Plastic Action Partnership, WRI Indonesia
Sakinah Ummu Haniy
Communications Assistant, WRI Indonesia
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Tomi Haryadi
Director for Food, Land and Water (FLW) Program, WRI Indonesia
Azam Hawari
Legal Analyst For One Map Initiative, WRI Indonesia
Sandy Henkes
Program Specialist, Food Program
