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.

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316 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Courtney Romolt

Program Manager - Supply Chains

Courtney Romolt

Sharon Rosas

Financial and Budgeting Analyst, WRI Mexico

Anne Rosenbarger

Global Engagement Manager, Global Forest Watch Commodities and Finance

Anne Rosenbarger.

Avelina Ruiz

Climate Change Manager, WRI Mexico

Liz Saccoccia

Water Security Associate

Liz Saccoccia

Edward Saenz

Project Monitoring Manager, Global Restoration Initiative

Edward Saenz

Maria Salinas

Global Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Maria Salinas.

Fernando Salmeron

HR Analyst

Fernando Salmeron

Alethia Sánchez

Accounting Coordinator

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Nancy Sánchez García

Product Specialist, Data Lab

Nancy Sánchez García.

Marisa Sandoval

Knowledge Management Officer, Global Restoration Initiative

Marisa Sandoval.

Alicia Santa Garcia

Grants and Contracts Manager

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Paula Manoela dos Santos

Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Paula Manoela dos Santos

Ryan Sarsfield

Latin America Commodities Manager II, Global Forest Watch Commodities and Finance

Angela Scafidi

Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab

Angela Scafidi.

Tina Schneider

Director, Forest Governance and Policy

Teresa Schofield

Product Manager, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab

Alejandro Schwedhelm

Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Alejandro Schwedelm.

Ana Reboredo Segovia

Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab

Ana Reboredo Segovia.

Katherine Shea

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing for Results

Howard Shih

Senior Associate, Science Based Targets initiative

Howard Shih

Rebekah Shirley

Deputy Director, WRI Africa

Rebekah Shirley.

Michelle Sims

GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch

Michelle Sims

Santiago Sinclair Lecaros

Research Associate, Energy Access Explorer

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Raisa de Castro Soares

Senior Analyst of Integrated Climate Action, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Raisa Soares.

Hannah Sommers-Thaler

Senior Product Manager, Global Forest Watch Pro, Data Lab

Hannah Sommers-Thaler

Martin Sommerschuh

Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab

Martin Sommerschuh.

Justine Spore

GIS Analyst II

Justine Spore.

Shailesh Sreedharan

Global Operations Director

Radost Stanimirova

GIS Research Associate

Radost Stanimirova.

Neil Stein

Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund

Neil Stein

Sebastian Sterl

Senior Researcher, Clean Energy Transitions, WRI Africa

Sebastian Sterl

Dhilon Subramanian

Senior Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India

Sabareesh Suresh

Senior Program Associate, Climate Resilience, WRI India

Sabareesh Suresh

Jerin Tan

Digital Communications Manager, Global Restoration Initiative

Jerin Tan.

Sofia Tenorio Fenton

Engagement Specialist, Supply Chains

Sofia Tenorio Fenton.

John Thoppil

Manager, Global Operations

Catalina Torres

Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia

Catalina Torres.

Tania Torres

Analyst of Information Systems, WRI Mexico

Stefanie Tye

Climate Adaptation & Resilience Research Associate

Stefanie Tye