Experts & Staff
WRI’s experts are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as food and land use, energy, cities, climate, economics, finance, governance and more. Our more than 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Pollyana Abreu
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
William Addo
Enterprise Investment Manager, Restore Local
Alvin Adu-Asare
GIS Research Associate, WRI Africa
Alemayehu Agizew
GIS Analyst, Energy Access Explorer
Sofia Ahmed
Research Associate, WRI Africa
Beryl Ajwang
Food Loss and Waste Associate, WRI Africa
Camila Alberti
Senior Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Julio Alves
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Food Systems, WRI Brasil
Bemnet Amanuale
Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa
Marcela Amorim
Junior Research Analyst
Giovanna Andrade dos Santos
Project Management Intern, WRI Brasil
Virginia Antonioli
Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil
Josephine Apajo
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Manager, WRI Africa
Kátia Arima
Senior Institutional and Internal Communications Analyst
Magdala Satt Arioli
Transport Decarbonization Manager
Ettore Arpini
Director for Strategy and Impact, WRI Brasil
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Igerha Bampa
Technical Assistant for Open Timber Portal, WRI Africa
Kimberly Barandas
Administrative Intern
Leonardo Barbosa
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Camila Ferreira Barbosa
Junior Communications Analyst, WRI Brasil
Rogger Mathaus Magalhães Barreiros
Climate Finance and Socioeconomics Analyst
Bruno Batista
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil
Ana Beatriz dos Santos
Senior Research Analyst, WRI Brasil
Mulumar Gadissa Bedassa
Grants and Finance Specialist, Cities Program, Ethiopia
Abiyot Dagne Belay
Lead, Climate Policy and Research, WRI Africa
Rodrigo Bellezoni
Project Coordinator, Supply Chains, WRI Brasil
Bruna Beloso
Senior Transport Decarbonization Analyst
Luana Betti
Manager of Climate Socioeconomics and Finance, WRI Brasil
Cynthia Blank
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rafael Braz de Oliveira
Industry Decarbonization Analyst, WRI Brasil
Henrique Cabral
Mobility Planning Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lara Caccia
Urban Adaptation Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luiz Calado
Strategic Solutions & Engagement Specialist for Latin America, Global Forest Watch
Bruno Calixto
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil
