Experts & Staff
WRI brings together 1,400 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Leadership
Program Experts & Staff
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Acting Director, Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Varun Agarwal
Project Associate, Climate, WRI India
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Ettore Arpini
Planning and Performance Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lorena Baca
Director of Development, WRI México
Julianne Baker-Gallegos
Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
Isabel Bartmann
Grants & Finance Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Francesca Battistelli
Associate II, Nature-Based Solutions
Meltem Bayraktar
Urban Efficiency & Climate Manager, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities
Romeo Bertolini
Deputy Director, Head of Bonn office, NDC Partnership
Neil Chin
Intern, Climate Program
Richard Christel
Project Specialist, Climate Resilience Practice
Lily Colburn
Financial Analysis Intern, Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Marc Daniels
Grants and Finance Specialist I, Buildings Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mario Daud Neto
G&C Analyst, WRI Brasil
Janneke de Vries
Director European Partnerships and Head of the Europe regional Office in The Hague
Shefaali Desai
HR International Manager, Global Human Resources
Mercedes Escobar
Consultant in Air Quality and Urbanism, WRI México
Solomon Tsehay Feleke
Senior Economist, The New Climate Economy
Andrés Flores
Climate Change and Energy Director, WRI Mexico
Johannes Friedrich
Senior Associate
Marina Caregnato Garcia
Urban Economics Analyst, WRI Brasil Sustainable Cities
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Analyst, Energy Program
Carolina Grangeia
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Thiago Guimarães
Senior Manager, Research, Data, and Innovation, WRI Brasil
Bekah Holloway
International Office Liaison, Strategy and Development Manager
Peter Kerins
Research Analyst
Esben Lunde Larsen
Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability
Anthony Laurita
Gender Equity Practice Intern
Valerie Laxton
Senior Associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center
Kerry LePain
Program Delivery Associate, Coalition for Urban Transitions
Anne Maassen
Global Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Dimitrios Mentis
Senior Energy Geographer, Energy Access; Project Lead, Energy Access Explorer
Sonny Mumbunan
Lead Environmental Economist, WRI Indonesia
Ryan O’Connor
Climate Resilience Fellow
