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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133 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Clara Strack

Urban Adaptation Assistant

Clara Strack

Guliver Terada

Senior Project Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Guliver Tarada.

Rachel Thoms

Research Associate II

Eduarda Thurler

Finance and Investment Coordinator, WRI Brasil

Eduarda Thurler.

Rita Tomilin

Project Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Rita Tomilin

Vitor Tramontin Tornello

Urban Adaptation Analyst

Vitor Tornello

Laio Teixeira

Project Analyst, WRI Brasil

Laio Teixeira.

Ivana Valdez

Regional Program Officer, Latin America and Caribbean, NDC Partnership

Lucas Vasconcelos Vieira

Data Science Analyst

Lucas Vasconcelos Vieira

James Warburton

Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Coordinator

James Warburton

Leianne Wijnhoud

Research Analyst, Energy Minerals and Circularity

Leianne Wijnhoud

Kate Zabinsky

Knowledge Management Officer, Global Restoration Initiative

Kate Zabinsky.

René Zamora-Cristales

Senior Manager Restoration Policy & Forest Economist