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
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Helen Ding
Head of Restoration Economics
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Alberto Pallecchi
Partnerships and Engagement Lead, WRI Europe
Daniela Russi
Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe
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