
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
Shazabe Akhtar
Research Analyst, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Camila Bellaver Alberti
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
Cristina Albuquerque
Director, Global Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Angelo E. Angel Gomez
Grants and Finance Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager

Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Mariana Barcelos
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil 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

Luana Betti
Urban Economics Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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

Larissa Da Silva
Senior Manager, Global Projects & Initiatives, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Henrique Evers
Urban Development Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Daniela Facchini
Director, Global Operations and Program Management, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Catyana RS Falsetti
Learning and Knowledge Exchange Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Bruno Felin
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil

Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Associate, Energy Program

Marian Hernandez Gerardino
Budget Development & Reporting Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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 Intern, WRI Brasil

Robin King
Director of Knowledge Capture & Collaboration, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Pablo Lazo Elizondo
Director of Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Letícia Liechavicius
Senior Human Resources Analyst, WRI Brasil

Luis Antonio Lindau
Director, Brazil, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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

Millena Oliveira
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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

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

Ariadne Samios
Active Mobility Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Paula Manoela dos Santos
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
