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.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Pollyana Abreu
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Sonia Aguilar
Road Safety Coordinator, WRI México
Camila Bellaver Alberti
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
Cristina Albuquerque
Director, Global Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mariana Barcelos
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Batista
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Cynthia Blank
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mauricio Brito
Urban Development Analyst, WRI México
Henrique Cabral
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lara Caccia
Urban Development Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mariana Campos Sanchez
Urban Development Manager, WRI México
Daniel Cano Gomez
Project Coordinator, Road Safety
Beatriz Cardenas
Air Quality Director, WRI Mexico
Vivian Dal'Lin
Senior Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nii Darko Darko
Research Analyst II, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Henrique Evers
Urban Development Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Felin
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil
Gloria Ferreyra
Analyst, Urban Development, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Amanda Gcanga
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Lara Horn
Urban Financing and Economics Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Incau
Regional Coordinator for Urban Development, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Adriana Jakovcevic
Road Safety Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Karolina Silva de Jesus
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil
Reynolds Kihura
Data & Product Strategist, WRI Africa
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Pablo Lazo Elizondo
Director of Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luis Antonio Lindau
Director, Brazil, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Marc Manyifika
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program
Felipe Perez Martinez
Pleno Events Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Reynaldo Mello Neto
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Alfredo Menache
Human Resources Director, WRI México
Ivy Murgor
Program Manager, Air Quality, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
George Mwaniki
Head of Air Quality, WRI Africa
Larissa Oliveira
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Fernando Paéz
Deputy Director, Colombia
Urban Mobility Director, WRI México and Colombia