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
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Leonardo Barbosa
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
André Chaves
Senior Land Use Manager, WRI Brasil
Edward Davey
Head, World Resources Institute Europe UK Office; Senior Advisor, Food and Land Use Coalition; Advisor, New Economy for the Amazon and Congo Basin
Emily Ane Dionizio
GHG Protocol Specialist, WRI Brasil
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
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
Daniela Russi
Food, Land, Water Policy Lead, WRI Europe
Viviane Sobral D. dos Santos
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Yulia Stange
Director, Nature Crime Alliance
