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
Agostinha Depina
Grants & Finance Specialist, Green Accountability
Ela Dhankhar
Intern, UrbanShift, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Geovanni Romano Domínguez
Administrative Assistant, WRI México
Héctor Miguel Donado
Research Analyst, Climate Program
Jason Dozier
Senior Program Officer for Political Engagement, Secretariat of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People
Joseph Drake
Development Specialist, Government and Multilateral Relations
Lucia Duran Aguado
Operations Coordinator, WRI Europe
Juliana Echeverri
Junior Associate for Technical Assistance & Capacity Building for the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People
Olaf Erenstein
Director Research Integrity, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI Europe
Jessica Ertel
Data Scientist, Global Restoration Initiative
Henrique Evers
Urban Development Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sylvana Isabel Bohrt Exeni
Clean Energy Associate, International
Daniela Facchini
Director, Global Operations and Program Management, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Catyana RS Falsetti
Learning and Knowledge Exchange Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luciana Alves
Restoration Specialist
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Gloria Ferreyra
Analyst, Urban Development, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lucia Fitts
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Elda Flores
Communications Lead, Future Cities Program
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Claudia Fonseca
Project Coordinator II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Taryn Fransen
Director of Science, Research, and Data, Global Climate Program
Lydia Freehafer
Research Analyst I, Electric School Bus Initiative & NUMO Alliance, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luciana Gallardo Lomeli
Research Associate, Initiative 20x20
Ignacio Bernabe Galván
Water and Green Infrastructure Analyst
Flavio Galvao
Senior Video Producer
Jazmin Elizabeth Gálvez
Participation and Capacity Development Analyst, WRI México
Amanda Gant
Senior Manager, The Land Accelerator
Miriam Garcia
Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil
Luisa Gelfand
Constituent Relationship Management Manager
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Chelsea Gómez
Climate Transparency Project Manager
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Maggie Gonzalez
Project Manager, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Cesar Gonzalez
Project Specialist, Energy Access
Ariel Govea
Financial Legal Advisor, WRI Mexico
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
