
Experts & Staff
WRI brings together 1,400 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

Nate Aden
Senior Associate, Business Center

Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Acting Director, 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

Angelo Angel Gomez
Grants & Finance Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions, 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

Dhawal Ashar
Senior Manager, Sustainable Cities and Transport, WRI India 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

Camila Baioni
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern, 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

Jordon Blackford
Operations & Management Associate, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Clare Blackwell
Research Analyst I

Cynthia Blank
Urban Mobility Assistant, WRI Brasil Sustainable Cities

Mauricio Brito
Urban Development Analyst, WRI México

Christine Broda-Bahm
Communications & Engagement Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

Elaina Bryan-Johnson
Operations & Finance Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Yen Bui
Grants & Finance Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Phillip Burgoyne-Allen
Associate, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI 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

Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
