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. 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
Maria Alejandra Achury
Financial Solutions Analyst, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nate Aden
Senior Associate
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
Sonia Aguilar
Road Safety Coordinator, WRI México
Shazabe Akhtar
Research Analyst, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Merve Akı Yaman
Senior Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Türkiye
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
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Angelo E. Angel Gomez
Grants and Finance Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Eillie Anzilotti
Communications Lead, UrbanShift, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kate Archambault
Operations Manager, Electric School Bus Initiative
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mariana Barcelos
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Brittany Barrett
Deputy Director, Implementation & Operations for the Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Isabel Bartmann
Grants & Finance Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Batista
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Pandora Batra
Strategic Engagement Manager, Climate Program / WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Luana Betti
Urban Economics Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lisa Beyer
Urban Water Infrastructure Manager
Baret Binatlı
Built Environment Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Clare Blackwell
Research Analyst II
Cynthia Blank
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ondine Brent Eysseric
Executive Administrative Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mauricio Brito
Urban Development Analyst, WRI México
Christine Broda-Bahm
Communications & Engagement Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Laura Bulbena Janer
Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI Colombia
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
Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye
