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.

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62 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Rebecca Aguilera

Executive Assistant, Secretariat of the High Ambition Coalition

Rebecca Aguilera.

Júlio de Araújo-Alves

Research Analyst, Forests Program, WRI Brasil

Julio Alves

Virginia Antonioli

Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil

Virginia Antonioli.

Leonardo Barbosa

Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil

Leonardo Barbosa.

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro

Project Specialist, TerraFund

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro.

Isabela Barriga

Engagement Specialist, Global Forest Watch

Isabela Barriga.

Anika Berger

Research Analyst, Global Forest Watch

Laura Bulbena Janer

Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI Colombia

Laura Bulbena Janer.

Luiz Calado

Strategic Solutions & Engagement Specialist for Latin America, Global Forest Watch

Robin Chazdon

Senior Fellow, Global Restoration Initiative

Natasha Collins

Project Manager, Natural Infrastructure Initiative

Natasha Collins.

Nathan Curtis

Lead Product Engineer, TerraMatch

Nathan Curtis.

Roman Paul Czebiniak

Director, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector

Roman Czebiniak

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

Edward Davey

Jason Dozier

Senior Program Officer for Political Engagement, Secretariat of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People

Jason Dozier.

Juliana Echeverri

Junior Associate for Technical Assistance & Capacity Building for the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People

Juliana Echeverri.

Jessica Ertel

Data Scientist, Global Restoration Initiative

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Rafael Feltran-Barbieri

Senior Economist, WRI Brasil

Rafael Feltran-Barbieri

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira

Data Science Coordinator

Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira.

Lucia Fitts

GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch

Lucia Fitts.

Luciana Gallardo Lomeli

Research Associate, Initiative 20x20

Amanda Gant

Senior Manager, The Land Accelerator

Amanda Gant

Maggie Gonzalez

Project Manager, Restoration Policy Accelerator

Maggie Gonzalez

Mary Gronkiewicz

Project Manager, Global Restoration Initiative

Mary Gronkiewicz.

Omar Hernandez Carmona

Grants & Finance Specialist, Food, Forest, Water, Ocean

Omar Hernandez Carmona.

Aarushi Jain

Intern, Restoration Policy Accelerator

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John Knowles

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist

John Knowles

Darby Levin

GIS Analyst, Global Restoration Initiative

Darby Levin.

Bo Li

Research Associate II, Forest Legality Initiative

Ryan Lokhorst

Grants and Finance Specialist, Global Restoration Initiative

Ryan Lokhorst.

Valeria López Portillo Purata

Climate and Ecosystems Manager

Valeria López Portillo Purata.

Marcia MacNeil

Senior Communications Manager, Land and Forests

Marcia MacNeil

Dalila Mujevic

Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Specialist, Global Forest Watch

Dalila Mujevic.

Ruth Nogueron

Senior Associate

Gustavo Vieira Pacheco

Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil

Gustavo Vieira Pacheco.

Victoria Rachmaninoff

Research Associate, Restoration Policy and Biodiversity

 Victoria Rachmaninoff

Sarai Rodríguez

Forest Coordinator

Sarai Rodriguez.

Anne Rosenbarger

Global Engagement Manager, Global Forest Watch Commodities and Finance

Anne Rosenbarger.

Edward Saenz

Project Monitoring Manager, Global Restoration Initiative

Edward Saenz

Marisa Sandoval

Knowledge Management Officer, Global Restoration Initiative

Marisa Sandoval.
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