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
Rebecca Aguilera
Executive Assistant, Secretariat of the High Ambition Coalition
Vinicius Pacheco Almeida
Finance and Investment Specialist, WRI Brasil
Julio Alves
Sustainable Food Systems Analyst, 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
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist, TerraFund
Isabela Barriga
Community Engagement Manager, Global Forest Watch
Anika Berger
Research Analyst, Global Forest Watch
Laura Bulbena Janer
Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI Colombia
Luiz Calado
Strategic Solutions & Engagement Specialist for Latin America, Global Forest Watch
Fabiana Chamis
Land Accelerator Coordinator
André Chaves
Senior Land Use Manager, WRI Brasil
Robin Chazdon
Senior Fellow, Global Restoration Initiative
Natasha Collins
Project Manager, Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Carlos Leandro de Oliveira Cordeiro
Senior Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Nathan Curtis
Lead Product Engineer, TerraMatch
Roman Paul Czebiniak
Director, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector
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
Jason Dozier
Senior Program Officer for Political Engagement, Secretariat of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People
Lídia Duarte
Research Analyst
Juliana Echeverri
Junior Associate for Technical Assistance & Capacity Building for the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People
Jessica Ertel
Data Scientist, Global Restoration Initiative
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Lucia Fitts
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Luciana Gallardo Lomeli
Research Associate, Initiative 20x20
Amanda Gant
Senior Manager, The Land Accelerator
Maggie Gonzalez
Project Manager, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Mary Gronkiewicz
Project Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Farid Hakemi
Project Associate, Restoration
Omar Hernandez Carmona
Grants & Finance Specialist, Food, Forest, Water, Ocean
Aarushi Jain
Intern, Restoration Policy Accelerator
John Knowles
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist
Darby Levin
GIS Analyst, Global Restoration Initiative
Lucas Lima
Territory Analyst for the Amazon, WRI Brasil
Ryan Lokhorst
Grants and Finance Specialist, Global Restoration Initiative
Valeria López Portillo Purata
Climate and Ecosystems Manager
