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.
Program Experts & Staff
Nate Aden
Senior Associate
Juan-Carlos Altamirano
Economist
Luana P. Betti
Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil
Luana Betti
Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil
Jamie Bindon
Enhancement Knowledge Specialist, NDC Partnership
Alejandra Bosch
Land Sector Associate, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, WRI México
Raquel Burke
Operations Manager, Global Climate and Economics Programs
David Burns
Natural Climate Solutions Policy Lead
Sheela Cao
Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager, Climate
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Carla Carpio
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager
Sebastian Castellanos
Senior Manager, Technical Assistance, Electric School Bus Initiative.
Andrea De La Puente
Grants and Finance Specialist
Kiyomi de Zoysa
Engagement Specialist, Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025)
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Audrey Denvir
Research Associate, U.S. Lands
Héctor Miguel Donado
Research Analyst, Climate Program
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Claudia Fonseca
Project Coordinator II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Taryn Fransen
Director of Science, Research, and Data, Global Climate Program
Jazmin Elizabeth Gálvez
Participation and Capacity Development Analyst, WRI México
Miriam Garcia
Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil
Mengpin Ge
Associate II, Climate Program
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Chelsea Gómez
Climate Transparency Project Manager
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership
Jeniffer Hanna Collado
Regional Manager, Latin America and the Caribbean NDC Partnership
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Christopher Henderson
Research Analyst II
Matt Herbert
Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US
Carolina Hernandez
Engagement Manager, Climate and Energy, WRI Mexico
Zhuohui Huang
Research Analyst , Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Iain Hunt
Senior Associate, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Corporate Standard
Zhaoqianyi (Zhao) Ji
Research Analyst, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Mario Julien Díaz
Research Manager, Climate Ambition and Implementation
Yuke Kirana
Data Analyst, Systems Change Lab
Alex Kovac
Geospatial Data Scientist, Data Lab
Katie Lebling
Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization
