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
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
Bukti Bagja
Supply Chain and Livelihood Transformation Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Charles (Chip) Barber
Director, Natural Resources Governance and Policy
Leonardo Barbosa
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist, TerraFund
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
Roman Paul Czebiniak
Director, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector
Emily Ane Dionizio
GHG Protocol Specialist, WRI Brasil
Jessica Ertel
Data Scientist, Global Restoration Initiative
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Rizky Firmansyah
GIS Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Hidayah Hamzah
Manager For National Plastic Action Partnership, WRI Indonesia
Tomi Haryadi
Director for Food, Land and Water (FLW) Program, WRI Indonesia
Rakhmat Hidayat
Sumatra Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Lucas Lima
Territory Analyst for the Amazon, WRI Brasil
Suzanna Lund
Operations Director, WRI Brasil
Andre Murakoshi
Financial Administrative Analyst
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
Serge Rafanoharana
Remote Sensing & Database Manager, Madagascar Program
Dwiki Ridhwan
Land Use Governance and Social Forestry Lead, WRI Indonesia
Mila Khaerunnisa Rizqiani
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Financing Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Anne Rosenbarger
Global Engagement Manager, Global Forest Watch Commodities and Finance
Tjokorda Nirarta "Koni" Samadhi
Country Director, Indonesia
Viviane Sobral D. dos Santos
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Ryan Sarsfield
Latin America Commodities Manager II, Global Forest Watch Commodities and Finance
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
Rod Taylor
Global Director, Forests
Foni Tungga
Project Operations Assistant
