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

Vinicius Pacheco Almeida

Finance and Investment Specialist, WRI Brasil

Vinicius Pacheco Almeida.

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.

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Leonardo Barbosa

Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil

Leonardo Barbosa.

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro

Project Specialist, TerraFund

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro.

Luiz Calado

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

Fabiana Chamis

Land Accelerator Coordinator

Fabiana Chamis

André Chaves

Senior Land Use Manager, WRI Brasil

Andre Chaves.

Robin Chazdon

Senior Fellow, Global Restoration Initiative

Natasha Collins

Project Manager, Natural Infrastructure Initiative

Natasha Collins.

Carlos Leandro de Oliveira Cordeiro

Senior Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil

Carlos Leandro de Oliveira Cordeiro.

Emily Ane Dionizio

GHG Protocol Specialist, WRI Brasil

Emily Ane Dionizio.

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.

Farid Hakemi

Project Specialist, Global Restoration Initiative

Farid Hakemi

Lucas Lima

Territory Analyst for the Amazon, WRI Brasil

Lucas Lima.

Suzanna Lund

Operations Director, WRI Brasil

Suzanna Lund

Andre Murakoshi

Financial Administrative Analyst

Andre Murakoshi.

Gustavo Vieira Pacheco

Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil

Gustavo Vieira Pacheco.

Ana Loreta Paiva

Senior Analyst Research, WRI Brasil

Ana Loreta Paiva.

Sophia Pestana

Data Science Intern, WRI Brasil

Sophia Pestana.

Paloma Paz Pressato

Territorial Analyst for Mata Atlântica

Paloma Paz Pressato.

Viviane Sobral D. dos Santos

Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil

Vivian Santos.

Ryan Sarsfield

Latin America Commodities Manager II, Global Forest Watch Commodities and Finance

Angela Scafidi

Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab

Angela Scafidi.

Tina Schneider

Director, Forest Governance and Policy

James Warburton

Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Coordinator

James Warburton

Mikaela Weisse

Director, Global Forest Watch

Mikaela Weisse.

René Zamora-Cristales

Senior Manager Restoration Policy & Forest Economist

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