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
Pollyana Abreu
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Nate Aden
Senior Associate
Camila Bellaver Alberti
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
Cristina Albuquerque
Director, Global Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sadof Alexander
Communications Manager, Cities4Forests
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
Lisa Beyer
Urban Water Infrastructure Manager
Cynthia Blank
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Henrique Cabral
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lara Caccia
Urban Development Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
Sue Gander
Director, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Amanda Gcanga
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Lidia Henderson
Associate, School District Technical Assistance
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
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
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
Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Guillermo Petzhold
Urban Mobility Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Felipe A Ramirez Buitrago
Urban Mobility Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Andressa Ribeiro
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Rizzon
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Renata Rocha
Project Management Intern, WRI Brasil
