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
Kiyomi de Zoysa
Engagement Specialist, Allied for Climate Transformation
Isabel del Toro Mijares
Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch Pro
Audrey Denvir
Research Associate II, U.S. Lands
Agostinha Depina
Budget Development & Proposal Risk Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Andrew deSouza
Senior Research Analyst, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ela Dhankhar
Intern, UrbanShift, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ysabel Diaz
Restoration Finance Intern
Geovanni Romano Domínguez
Administrative Assistant, WRI México
Héctor Miguel Donado
Research and Project Manager
Milloni Doshi
Development Intern
Joseph Drake
Development Specialist, Government and Multilateral Relations
Lucia Duran Aguado
Operations and Sustainability Manager, WRI Europe
Juliana Duran Prieto
Climate Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Juliana Echeverri Marin
Policy Research Associate, Global Restoration Initiative
Rita M. El Zaghloul
Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People Secretariat
Jessica Ertel
Technical Program Manager, Product & Science
Rohit Eswar Phutane
Manager, Learning and Development
Henrique Evers
Urban Development Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sylvana Isabel Bohrt Exeni
Clean Energy Associate, International, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Daniela Facchini
Chief of Operations, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Carolina Faccin
Data Analyst, Cities Program, WRI Brasil
Catyana RS Falsetti
Learning and Knowledge Exchange Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab
Luciana Medeiros Alves
Restoration Specialist
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Amanda Fernandez
Deputy Director, Food, Land and Water
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Simone Fine
Project Coordinator, Data Lab
Lucia Fitts
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Elda Flores
Communications Lead, Future Cities Program
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Claudia Fonseca
Project Coordinator II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Nicole Fragano
Associate for Strategy and Management
Luciana Gallardo Lomeli
Research Associate, Initiative 20x20
Ignacio Bernabe Galván
Water and Green Infrastructure Analyst
Flavio Galvao
Senior Video Producer
Jazmin Elizabeth Gálvez
Participation and Capacity Development Analyst, WRI México
Madhavi Ganeshan
Chief of Staff, Executive Office
Miriam Garcia
Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil
Marina Caregnato Garcia
Climate Finance Coordinator, WRI Brasil
