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
Alejandra Achury
Research Analyst, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Natasha Collins
Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Audrey Denvir
Research Associate II, U.S. Lands
Agostinha Depina
Budget Development & Proposal Risk Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Manager, Research & Corporate Partnerships, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Gabby Hyman
Clean Energy Research Analyst, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Eleanor Jackson
Communications, Engagement and Research Associate , Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Katie Lebling
Senior Associate, Carbon Removal
Michelle Levinson
Senior Manager, eMobility Finance & Policy, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Anne Maassen
Senior Urban Research, Knowledge & Learning Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Laura O’Brien
Manager, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Felipe A Ramirez Buitrago
Director, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Danielle Riedl
Research Associate I, WRI U.S.
Angela Isabella Scafidi
Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab
Jessica Wang
Senior Manager, U.S. Transportation, Electric School Bus Initiative
Sophie Young
Manager, Environmental Justice and Equity, WRI U.S.
