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
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Emer Byrne
Talent Acquisition Manager
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Imane Chafiq
Senior Country Engagement Specialist
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Francisco Gandolfi de Tulio
Senior Climate Action Researcher
Janneke de Vries
Head of The Hague regional office and Director of European Partnerships
Michael Doust
Director, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Juliana Duran Prieto
Climate Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Nicole Fragano
Associate for Strategy and Management
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Manager, Research & Corporate Partnerships, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Jessica Immelman
Senior User Success Manager, Global Nature Watch
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Caroline Lesser
Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Teresa Meira
Senior Climate Action Analyst, WRI Brasil
Andrea V. Mendez
Development Associate
Kate Morton
Senior HR Manager, WRI Europe
Celine Novenario
Communications Manager, Climate, Economics and Finance Program
Ece Ömür
Urban Resilience Manager, WRI Türkiye
Henk Ovink
Executive Director Global Commission on the Economics of Water
Alberto Pallecchi
Partnerships and Engagement Lead, WRI Europe
Daniela Russi
Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe
Angela Isabella Scafidi
Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab
Charlotte Schep
Grants & Finance Specialist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Gizem Senturk
Digital Communications Specialist
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Emily van Bronkhorst
Operations Manager, Development
