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
Eric Mackres
Senior Manager, Data and Tools, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anjali Mahendra
Director of Global Research, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sumedha Malaviya
Senior Manager, Energy Program, WRI India
Chaandi Malhotra
Project Coordinator, Integrated Climate Action, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Aakash Malik
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jorie Malsch
Solutions and Project Coordinator, Air Quality, 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
Jordan Martis
Finance and Grants Coordinator, Integrated Climate Action, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Madlyn McAuliffe
Communications Manager, NUMO Alliance
Reynaldo Mello Neto
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Alfredo Menache
Human Resources Director, WRI México
Priyanka Mewal
Technical Advisor, Global Operations, WRI India
Tom Meyer
Communications Manager, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Elizabeth Moses
Senior Environmental Rights and Justice Associate, Environmental Democracy Practice
Alfi Muhamad
Research and Administrative Assistant, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ivy Murgor
Program Manager, Air Quality, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Amos Mwangi
Senior Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Africa
George Mwaniki
Head of Air Quality, WRI Africa
Schuyler Null
Senior Communications Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Cemil Oğuz
Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye
Hannah Ohlund
Urban Mobility Research Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Larissa Oliveira
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Millena Oliveira
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Mariana Orloff
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lillian Pena Torres
Senior Manager, Institutional Engagement and Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ana Cecilia Perales
Technical-Administrative Coordinator for Air Quality, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Guillermo Petzhold
Urban Mobility Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Vivian Plasencia
Strategic Alliances Manager, WRI México
John-Rob Pool
Manager, Knowledge and Partnerships, UrbanShift
Oscar Pozos
Urban Development Project Analyst, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Almo Pradana
Deputy Program Director On Climate, Energy, Cities & The Ocean, WRI Indonesia
Shiyong Qiu
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Anette Ramírez
Mobility Public Policy Manager, WRI México
Felipe A Ramirez Buitrago
Urban Mobility Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
