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
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
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
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mariana Barcelos
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Batista
Active Mobility Analyst, 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
Trace Carlson
Operations Manager, Air Quality Program
Jyot Chadha
Deputy Director, NUMO Alliance
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
Larissa Da Silva
Senior Manager, Global Projects & Initiatives, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vivian Dal'Lin
Senior Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ela Dhankhar
Intern, UrbanShift, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Milloni Doshi
Development Intern
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
Edson Vargas Guimarães
Urban Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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 Analyst, WRI Brasil
Robin King
Director of Knowledge Capture & Collaboration, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vishant Kothari
Senior Manager, School Bus Electrification and Battery Circularity, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Pablo Lazo Elizondo
Director of Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luis Antonio Lindau
Director, Brazil, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Nikita Luke
Senior Project Associate, 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
