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
Maria Alejandra Achury
Financial Solutions Fellow, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
Cristina Albuquerque
Director, Global Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Angelo Angel Gomez
Grants & Finance Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ettore Arpini
Program Management 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
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
Baret Binatlı
Urban Coordinator, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Mauricio Brito
Urban Development Analyst, WRI México
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
Sarah Cassius
Research Analyst II, eMobility
Sebastian Castellanos
Senior Research Associate, NUMO Alliance, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Diana Chavez
Grants & Finance Specialist I, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jenny Chen
Global Electric Mobility Research Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Monica Chitre
Grants & Finance Specialist II, NUMO Alliance
Arnold Cruz
Program Manager, School District Fleet Transition, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Larissa Da Silva
Senior Manager, Global Projects & Initiatives, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Adam Davidson
Senior Associate, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ela Dhankhar
Intern, UrbanShift, 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 Falsetti
Learning & Knowledge Exchange Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Gloria Ferreyra
Analyst, Urban Development, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Andrés Flores
Climate Change and Energy Director, WRI Mexico
Lydia Freehafer
Research Analyst I, Electric School Bus Initiative & NUMO Alliance, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Research Analyst II, Energy Program
Marian Hernandez Gerardino
Budget Development & Reporting Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Alissa Huntington
Research Analyst, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Daniel Ibanez
Digital Communications and Marketing Specialist, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Incau
Regional Coordinator for Urban Development, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Eleanor Jackson
Research and Communications Analyst, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Adriana Jakovcevic
Road Safety Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Robin King
Director of Knowledge Capture & Collaboration, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
