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
Nate Aden
Senior Associate
Sonia Aguilar
Road Safety Coordinator, WRI México
Sadof Alexander
Communications Manager, Cities4Forests
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Lisa Beyer
Urban Water Infrastructure Manager
Mauricio Brito
Urban Development Analyst, WRI México
Mariana Campos Sanchez
Urban Development Manager, WRI México
Daniel Cano Gomez
Project Coordinator, Road Safety
Beatriz Cardenas
Air Quality Director, WRI Mexico
Radha Chanchani
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport
Purnanjali Chandra
Project Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Gloria Ferreyra
Analyst, Urban Development, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sue Gander
Director, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program
Lidia Henderson
Associate, School District Technical Assistance
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Ritesh Kumar
Program Associate, Air Quality, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Aarathi Kumar
Senior Project Associate, WRI India
Pablo Lazo Elizondo
Director of Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sumedha Malaviya
Senior Manager, Energy Program, WRI India
Alfredo Menache
Human Resources Director, WRI México
Priyanka Mewal
Technical Advisor, Global Operations, WRI India
Fernando Paéz
Deputy Director, Colombia
Urban Mobility Director, WRI México and Colombia
Manish Dutta Pandey
Manager, Electric Mobility, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ana Cecilia Perales
Technical-Administrative Coordinator for Air Quality, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vivian Plasencia
Strategic Alliances Manager, WRI México
Oscar Pozos
Urban Development Project Analyst, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anette Ramírez
Mobility Public Policy Manager, WRI México
Felipe A Ramirez Buitrago
Urban Mobility Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ashni Shah
Grants and Finance Specialist II - Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vaibhav Shrivastava
Senior Project Associate, GeoAnalytics, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Yash Singh
Program Associate, Sustainable Cities, WRI India
Leila Surratt
Director of Strategic Partnerships, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Taylor Symes
Communications Specialist
Prathna T.C.
Manager, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Harriet Tregoning
Director, NUMO Alliance
Vandana Tyagi
Senior Project Associate, Air Quality, WRI India Sustainable Cities
Angélica Vesga
Director of Public Affairs and Communication, WRI México
Erika Vilchis
Graphic Designer, WRI México