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.

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50 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Luana P. Betti

Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil

Luana Betti.

Luana Betti

Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil

Luana Betti.

Jamie Bindon

Enhancement Knowledge Specialist, NDC Partnership

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Alejandra Bosch

Land Sector Associate, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, WRI México

Alejandra Bosch.

Raquel Burke

Operations Manager, Global Climate and Economics Programs

David Burns

Natural Climate Solutions Policy Lead

David Burns

Willy Carlsen

Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal

Willy Carlsen.

Carla Carpio

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager

Carla Carpio

Sebastian Castellanos

Senior Manager, Technical Assistance, Electric School Bus Initiative.

Subrata Chakrabarty

Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India

Andrea De La Puente

Grants and Finance Specialist

Andrea De La Puente

Kiyomi de Zoysa

Engagement Specialist, Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025)

Kiyomi de Zoysa

Audrey Denvir

Research Associate, U.S. Lands

Audrey Denver.

Héctor Miguel Donado

Research Analyst, Climate Program

Hector Miguel Donado.

Adrián Flores Aguilar

Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit

Adrián Flores Aguilar

Claudia Fonseca

Project Coordinator II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Claudia Fonseca

Claudio Forner

Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy

Claudio Forner.

Nicole Fragano

Program Coordinator, Climate Program

Nicole Fragano

Taryn Fransen

Director of Science, Research, and Data, Global Climate Program

Jazmin Elizabeth Gálvez

Participation and Capacity Development Analyst, WRI México

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Miriam Garcia

Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil

Miriam Garcia.

Libby Gladding

Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership

Libby Gladding

Chelsea Gómez

Climate Transparency Project Manager

Chelsea Gómez

Alexandre Grassigny

Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership

Christopher Henderson

Research Analyst II

Christopher Henderson

Matt Herbert

Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US

Carolina Hernandez

Engagement Manager, Climate and Energy, WRI Mexico

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Iain Hunt

Senior Associate, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Corporate Standard

Iain Hunt.

Mario Julien Díaz

Research Manager, Climate Ambition and Implementation

Mario Julien Díaz.

Alex Kovac

Geospatial Data Scientist, Data Lab

Joaquim Leite

Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership

J. Sebastián Leiva M.

Behavioral Design Intern, The Living Lab for Equitable Climate Action, WRI México

Sebastián Leiva

Christine Luttmer

Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa

Christine Luttmer

Andrea V. Mendez

Project Management Associate

Andrea Mendez

Cathline Nagel

Product Manager, Systems Change Lab

Cathline Dickens

Mariana Panuncio-Feldman

Country Engagement Director, NDC Partnership

Mariana Panuncio-Feldman

Whitney Pierson

Operations Manager, NDC Partnership

Lucas Richard-Carvajal

Project Associate, Country Transitions

Lucas Richard-Carvajal

Danielle Riedl

Research Analyst II, Industrial Innovation & Carbon Removal

Danielle Riedl
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