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
Li Fang
Country Director, WRI China
Kevin Faragher
Senior Operations Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Ifrah Farah
Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Elmas Fatma
Front Desk Officer, WRI Turkey
Brittany Fauver
Institutional Learning Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luciana Alves
Restoration Specialist
Bruno Felin
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Liu Fengwei
FOLU China Director, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Jennifer Fenstermaker
Systems Analyst
Dhio Teguh Ferdyan
Forest and Legality Initiative Project Lead, WRI Indonesia
Lucas Ferreira
Financial Analyst, WRI Brasil
Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira
Data Science Coordinator
Gloria Ferreyra
Analyst, Urban Development, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Aklilu Fikresilassie
Director, Thriving Resilient Cities, WRI Africa; Representative of WRI in Ethiopia
Fadhil Muhammad Firdaus
Air Quality Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Rizky Firmansyah
GIS Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Laura Fishburn
Project Specialist
Lucia Fitts
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Elda Flores
Communications Lead, Future Cities Program
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Sara Florini
Administrative Coordinator, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Grace Flynn
Research Assistant, Corporate Climate Action
Luke Foddy
Communications Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Claudia Fonseca
Project Coordinator II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Cristiane Fontes (Krika)
Executive Director, WRI Brasil
Claudio Forner
Senior Associate, Climate Diplomacy
W. Briana Fowler-Puja
Research Analyst, U.S.-International Engagement
Nicole Fragano
Program Coordinator, Climate Program
Abigail Frankfort
Project Manager, Blue Food
Taryn Fransen
Director of Science, Research, and Data, Global Climate Program
Alexander G. Frantzen
Senior Associate (Scope 3), Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Lydia Freehafer
Research Analyst I, Electric School Bus Initiative & NUMO Alliance, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Xiaotian Fu
Food And Natural Resources Program Director, WRI China
Luciana Gallardo Lomeli
Research Associate, Initiative 20x20
Ignacio Bernabe Galván
Water and Green Infrastructure Analyst
Flavio Galvao
Senior Video Producer
Jazmin Elizabeth Gálvez
Participation and Capacity Development Analyst, WRI México
