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
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
Raquel Burke
Operations Manager, Global Climate and Economics Programs
Carla Carpio
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager
Subrata Chakrabarty
Associate Program Director, Climate, WRI India
Quentin Dean
Executive Assistant, NDC Partnership
Taryn Fransen
Director of Science, Research, and Data, Global Climate Program
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
Mario Julien Díaz
Research Manager, Climate Ambition and Implementation
Amit Kumar
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Gaia Larsen
Director, Climate Finance Access, Finance Center
Joaquim Leite
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Anjali Mahendra
Director of Global Research, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Apoorva R
Manager, Climate Program, WRI India
Radhika Rao
Research Associate
Neelam Singh
Senior Associate, Global Climate Program
Laio Teixeira
Project Analyst, WRI Brasil
Ivana Valdez
Regional Program Officer, Latin America and Caribbean, NDC Partnership
