Experts & Staff
WRI brings together more than 1,700 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground. 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 Fellow, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nate Aden
Senior Associate, Business Center
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
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Camila Bellaver Alberti
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
Cristina Albuquerque
Urban Mobility Manager
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
Angelo Angel Gomez
Grants & 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
Grants & Finance Specialist, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ettore Arpini
Program Management Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Courtney Babcock
Visual Communications and Design Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nathalie Badaoui
Senior Manager, Integrated Climate Action, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mariana Barcelos
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Brittany Barrett
Senior Manager, School District E-Mobility Technical Assistance, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Isabel Bartmann
Grants & Finance Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Samrat Basak
Director, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India
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
Urban Efficiency & Climate Manager, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Luana Betti
Urban Economics Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Baret Binatlı
Urban Coordinator, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Larissa Bitzcki
Economics and Urban Finance Intern, WRI Brasil
Clare Blackwell
Research Analyst I
Cynthia Blank
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mauricio Brito
Urban Development Analyst, WRI México
Christine Broda-Bahm
Communications & Engagement Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for 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
Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Beatriz Cardenas
Air Quality Director, WRI Mexico
Trace Carlson
Operations Manager, Air Quality Program
