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
Ryan Lokhorst
Grants and Finance Specialist, Global Restoration Initiative
Santiago Londoño
Strategic Coordinator for Europe Executive Office
Alexandra Lopes
Financial Specialist, WRI Brasil
Kelsey Lopez
Global Finance & Operations Training Manager
Kar López
Internal Communications Coordinator
Jose Segundo Lopez
International Data Coordinator, Mobility and Road Safety, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Valeria López Portillo Purata
Climate and Ecosystems Manager
Maribel Lora
Executive Office & Strategic Alignment Coordinator
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
Christian Madera
Global Director for Digital Communications
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Emma Marks
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Anamaría Martinez
Research & Equity Coordinator, WRI México & WRI Colombia
Ricardo Martinez
Information Systems Manager, Global Human Resources
Angélica Mazorra
Technical Manager
Hali McKinley Lester
Communications Manager, P4G
Reynaldo Mello Neto
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Alfredo Menache
Human Resources Director, WRI México
Andrea V. Mendez
Project Management Associate
Fatma Mohamed
Employee Relations Specialist
Dalila Mujevic
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Specialist, Global Forest Watch
Carlos Muñoz Pina
Research and Data Integrity Director, WRI México
Cathline Nagel
Product Manager, Systems Change Lab
Jenny Nelson Gray
Program Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Klara Nilsson
Senior Communications Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition
Ruth Nogueron
Senior Associate
Julio Cesar Nolasco
Grants and Contracts Coordinator
Aline Nolasco
Climate Change Coordinator, WRI México
Laura O’Brien
Manager, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Mariana Oliveira
Manager, Forests, Land Use and Agriculture Program, WRI Brasil
Joana Oliveira
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Laura Ombelet
Program Manager, PACE
Mariana Orloff
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Gustavo Vieira Pacheco
Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Fernando Paéz
Deputy Director, Colombia
Urban Mobility Director, WRI México and Colombia
Alberto Pallecchi
Acting Director, WRI Faith and Sustainability
Mariana Panuncio-Feldman
Country Engagement Director, NDC Partnership
Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
