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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53 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Will Anderson

Senior Portfolio Manager, TerraFund, Global Restoration Initiative

Will Anderson

Bernadette Arakwiye

Senior Manager, Africa Land Restoration Programs

Bernadette Arakwiye

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro

Project Specialist, TerraFund

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro.

Tatiana Bogdanova

Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab

Tatiana Bogdanova

Laura Bulbena Janer

Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI Colombia

Laura Bulbena Janer.

Tamara Coger

Senior Associate, Global Restoration Initiative

Tamara Coger.

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

Phanuella Djanteng

Congo Basin Engagement Associate, Global Forest Watch, WRI Africa

Phanuella Djanteng.

Achille Djeagou Tchoffo

Congo Bassin Coordinator, Open Timber Portal, Congo Basin

Achille Djeagou Tchoffo

Jason Dozier

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

Jason Dozier.

Elena Esipova

Satellite Data Analyst

Elena Esipova

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

Elizabeth Goldman

Senior GIS Research Manager

Mary Gronkiewicz

Project Manager, Global Restoration Initiative

Mary Gronkiewicz.

Kendie Kenmoe

Forest Atlas Technical Manager, Data Lab

Sophie Labaste

Associate, Forest Governance and Policy

Sophie Labaste

Pierre-Antoine Levillain

Operations Manager, Global Restoration Initiative

Marcia MacNeil

Senior Communications Manager, Land and Forests

Marcia MacNeil

Joseph Mangouende

National Technical Assistant, Republic of Congo

Joseph Mangouende

Diana Mawoko

Engagement Associate, AFR100

Diana Mawoko.

Tshims Mbala

Driver and Logistics Assistant, DRC Office

Thacien Munyamahame

Community Coordinator, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa

Thacien Munyamahame.

Gilbert Muvunankiko

Communications Manager, Restoration, WRI Africa

Gilbert Muvunankiko

Alannah Nathan

Land Accelerator Intern

Alannah Nathan

Jackson Ndera

Portfolio Specialist for Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, TerraFund for AFR100, WRI Africa

Jackson Ndera.

Kevin Nfor Ntani

GIS Associate, TerraMatch, Cameroon

Joelle Nkosi Boeli

Legal and Partnerships Officer, Democratic Republic of Congo

Teodyl Nkuintchua

Congo Basin Strategy and Engagement Leader

Peter Ntaganda

Restore Local Program Manager, Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin Landscape Rwanda-Burundi-DRC

Peter Ntaganda.

Jean Marie Ntakirutimana

Portfolio Specialist, TerraFund for AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa

Ntakirutimana Jean-Marie.

Stevanche Nzingoula Loufouma

Technical Assistant, Republic of Congo

Stevanche Nzingoula Loufouma

Gustavo Vieira Pacheco

Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil

Gustavo Vieira Pacheco.

Serge Rafanoharana

Remote Sensing & Database Manager, Madagascar Program

Serge Rafanoharana

Andry Rasamuel

IT & Communications Officer, Madagascar Program

Andry Rasamuel

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

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