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
Iryna Bondarenko
Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Radha Chanchani
Senior Manager, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and Transport
Roman Paul Czebiniak
Director, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector
Francisco Gandolfi de Tulio
Senior Climate Action Researcher
Juliana Duran Prieto
Climate Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Rohit Eswar Phutane
Manager, Learning and Development
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Nicole Fragano
Associate for Strategy and Management
Despina Gkotsidou
Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Manager, Research & Corporate Partnerships, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Swati Hegde
Global Manager, Agricultural Methane
Mohan Kamasani
Junior Operations Associate, WRI India
Ajith Kasaragod
Senior Associate, Operations, WRI India
Vishant Kothari
Senior Manager, School Bus Electrification and Battery Circularity, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Nikita Luke
Project Manager, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
Alberto Pallecchi
Partnerships and Engagement Lead, WRI Europe
Anand Ramachandran
Lead of Facilities, Operations, WRI India
Radhika Rao
Research Associate II, Restoration Finance and Outcome Buyer Engagement, Global Restoration Initiative
Daniela Russi
Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe
Angela Isabella Scafidi
Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab
Pushpanjali Surya
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Human Resources
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ke Wang
Global Lead, Energy Minerals and Circularity, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Camilla Zanetti
Urban Mobility Research Assistant, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
