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.
230 Featured 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
