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
Juan-Carlos Altamirano
Economist
Luana P. Betti
Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil
Luana Betti
Finance Specialist II, WRI Brasil
Preety Bhandari
Senior Advisor, Global Climate Program and the Finance Center
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
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.
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India
Andrea De La Puente
Grants and Finance Specialist
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Kiyomi de Zoysa
Engagement Specialist, Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025)
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
Madhavi Ganeshan
Senior Advisor, Office of the President & CEO
Ankita Gangotra
Associate II, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal, U.S. Climate Program
Miriam Garcia
Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil
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
Christopher Henderson
Research Analyst II
Matt Herbert
Communications Manager, Climate Program, WRI US
Carolina Hernandez
Engagement Manager, Climate and Energy, WRI Mexico
Iain Hunt
Senior Associate, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Corporate Standard
Mario Julien Díaz
Research Manager, Climate Ambition and Implementation
Alex Kovac
Geospatial Data Scientist, Data Lab
Amit Kumar
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Joaquim Leite
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
J. Sebastián Leiva M.
Behavioral Design Intern, The Living Lab for Equitable Climate Action, WRI México
Christine Luttmer
Project Specialist, Country Engagement Support, South Africa