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
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist, TerraFund
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Samuel Kabiru
Manager, The Land Accelerator, WRI Africa
Tshims Mbala
Driver and Logistics Assistant, DRC Office
Peter Ndunda
Senior Associate, AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative
Lawrence Ng'ang'a
AFR100 Restoration Monitoring Associate, WRI Africa
Maanas Nukala
Data Operations Engineer, Data Lab
Angela Scafidi
Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab
Guy Shemisi
Accountant, Central Africa Forest Initiative