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.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Jonathan Baines
Program Manager, WRI Ocean
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Angela Bekkers
Head of Communications, WRI Europe
Daria Castro
Planning & Operations Associate, People & Culture
Penny Cross
Director of Strategic Communications, FOLU
Edward Davey
Head, World Resources Institute Europe UK Office; Senior Advisor, Food and Land Use Coalition; Advisor, New Economy for the Amazon and Congo Basin
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Héctor Miguel Donado
Research and Project Manager
Lucia Duran Aguado
Operations and Sustainability Manager, WRI Europe
Rita M. El Zaghloul
Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People Secretariat
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Despina Gkotsidou
Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Joaquim Leite
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Caroline Lesser
Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Santiago Londoño
Strategy and Global Coordination Manager, WRI Europe
Zac Lowndes-Bull
Senior Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations
Klara Nilsson
Head of Communications, FOLU
Laura Ombelet
Program Manager, PACE
Alberto Pallecchi
Partnerships and Engagement Lead, WRI Europe
Daniela Russi
Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Katharina Wache
Research Analyst, Corporate Water Stewardship
Sonja Zantow
EU Engagement Coordinator
David B. McGinty
Global Director, Regional & Country Office Network
