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
Júlio de Araújo-Alves
Research Analyst, Forests Program, WRI Brasil
Marcela Amorim
Project and Research Intern, WRI Brasil
Virginia Antonioli
Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil
Bukti Bagja
Supply Chain and Livelihood Transformation Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Leonardo Barbosa
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
André Chaves
Senior Land Use Manager, WRI Brasil
Pulakesh Das
Senior Project Associate, WRI India
Emily Ane Dionizio
GHG Protocol Specialist, WRI Brasil
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Rizky Firmansyah
GIS Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Hidayah Hamzah
Manager For National Plastic Action Partnership, WRI Indonesia
Tomi Haryadi
Director for Food, Land and Water (FLW) Program, WRI Indonesia
Rakhmat Hidayat
Sumatra Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Suzanna Lund
Operations Director, WRI Brasil
Gustavo Vieira Pacheco
Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Ana Loreta Paiva
Senior Analyst Research, WRI Brasil
Sophia Pestana
Data Science Intern, WRI Brasil
Paloma Paz Pressato
Territorial Analyst for Mata Atlântica
Dwiki Ridhwan
Land Use Governance and Social Forestry Lead, WRI Indonesia
Mila Khaerunnisa Rizqiani
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Financing Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Tjokorda Nirarta "Koni" Samadhi
Country Director, Indonesia
Viviane Sobral D. dos Santos
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Arief Wijaya
Program Director, WRI Indonesia
