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
Mohammad Ali
Operations Associate, US Climate Program
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
Igerha Bampa
Technical Assistant for Open Timber Portal, WRI Africa
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
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Brian Chitala
Investment Specialist
Francisco Gandolfi de Tulio
Senior Climate Action Researcher
Bukaba Dieudonne
PMEL Specialist
Juliana Duran Prieto
Climate Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab
Ifrah Farah
Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Nicole Fragano
Associate for Strategy and Management
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Manager, Research & Corporate Partnerships, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Joyce Kabiru
Global Coordination Manager
Samuel Kabiru
Manager, The Land Accelerator, WRI Africa
Lulu Kavishe
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Lucy Kerubo
Administrative Assistant, WRI Africa
Reynolds Kihura
Data & Product Strategist, Cities, WRI Africa
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Iain Laufer
Program Operation Coordinator, Global Climate Program
Christina Liendo Pietersz
Change Management and Adoption Specialist
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Maggie Malloy
Operations Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
Marc Manyifika
Lead, Urban Resilience, Africa
Tshims Mbala
Driver and Logistics Assistant, DRC Office
Teresa Meira
Senior Climate Action Analyst, WRI Brasil
Andrea V. Mendez
Development Associate
Monicah Mungai
Operations Manager, P4G
Obadiah Kung'u Mungai
Environmental Finance Lead, WRI Africa
Michael Murigi
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Impact Lead, WRI Africa
Christine Muthee
AI and Data Scientist, WRI Africa
Victor Muthumbi
Coordinator, Land Accelerator Africa
Christopher Mutungi
Senior Research Associate, Food Loss and Waste, WRI Africa
