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.
Program Experts & Staff
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Ettore Arpini
Director for Strategy and Impact, WRI Brasil
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist II, Restoration Finance
Francesca Battistelli
Associate III, Water Security & Nature-Based Solutions
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Sheela Cao
Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager, Climate
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Chen Yang
Research Analyst, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Francisco Gandolfi de Tulio
Senior Climate Action Researcher
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Helen Ding
Head of Restoration Economics
Ruiyun Dou
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Juliana Duran Prieto
Climate Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Li Fang
Country Director, WRI China
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Nicole Fragano
Associate for Strategy and Management
Xiaotian Fu
Director, Food and Natural Resources Program, Sustainable Investment and Finance Program, WRI China
Mengpin Ge
Senior Associate
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Manager, Research & Corporate Partnerships, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Yu Gu
Agriculture Research Analyst, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Xiaoying Guo
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Yuchen Guo
Data Associate, Research, Data & Impact, WRI China
Arya Harsono
Research Analyst II, New Climate Economy
Hong Miao
Director, Sustainable Transition Center, Senior Energy Expert, WRI China
Haizi Hu
Project Operations Manager, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
Zhuohui Huang
Research Analyst , Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Natalie Ichtertz
Field Accounting Support Manager
Zhaoqianyi (Zhao) Ji
Research Analyst, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Xiaoqian Jiang
Senior Associate and Climate Lead, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Junyi Yang
Supply Research Analyst, Food and Natural Resources Program, WRI China
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Katie Lebling
Senior Associate, Carbon Removal
Yating Li
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Yanzhong Li
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center-Energy Program, WRI China
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Zoe Liu
Office Assistant, WRI China
