Experts & Staff

WRI brings together nearly 1,800 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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113 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Francisco Minella Pasqual

Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Francisco Pasqual

Pietro Pastore

Finance Intern, WRI Brasil

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Sophia Pestana

Data Science Intern, WRI Brasil

Sophia Pestana.

Guillermo Petzhold

Urban Mobility Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center For Sustainable Cities

Guillermo Petzhold

Carolina Quiele

Financial Assistant, WRI Brasil

Carolina Quiele

Carrick Reddin

Project Manager, Faith and Sustainability Initiative

Carrick Reddin

Lauren Redfield

Project Manager, Corporate Relations

Lauren Redfield

Andressa Ribeiro

Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Andressa Ribeiro

Júlio Rioli

Grants and Contracts Manager, WRI Brasil

Bruno Rizzon

Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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Sharon Rosas

Financial and Budgeting Analyst, WRI Mexico

Ariadne Samios

Active Mobility Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Ariadne Samios

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

Tina Schneider

Director, Forest Governance and Policy

Alejandro Schwedhelm

Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Alejandro Schwedhelm

Fernanda Silva

Personnel Department Analyst, WRI Brasil

Fernanda Silva

Irene Silva

Accounting Analyst, WRI Brasil

Irene Silva

Eduardo Siqueira

Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Justin Sturm

Partnerships Coordinator, P4G

Justin Sturm

Virginia Bergamaschi Tavares

Senior Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Virginia Tavares

Guliver Terada

Project Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Guliver Terada

Rachel Thoms

Research Assistant, Research, Data, and Innovation

Rita Tomilin

Project Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Rita Tomilin

Vitor Tornello

Project Assistant, WRI Brasil

Vitor Tornello

Laio Toth Teixeira

Project Analyst, WRI Brasil

Laio Toth Teixeira

Ivana Valdez

Regional Program Officer, Latin America and Caribbean, NDC Partnership

Lourenço Valentini

Urban Mobility Intern

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James Warburton

Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Coordinator

James Warburton

Grace Wasem

Executive Assistant, WRI Brasil

Grace Wasem

Mikaela Weisse

Director, Global Forest Watch

René Zamora-Cristales

Senior Manager Restoration Policy & Forest Economist

Fernanda Boscaini

Communications Director, WRI Brasil

Fernanda Boscaini