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.

8 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Tsvetilena Bandakova

Florença Fantinel

UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab

Florenca Fantinel

Viviane Filippi

EU Funding Manager

Viviane Filippi

Caroline Lesser

Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations

Caroline Lesser

Alberto Pallecchi

Partnerships and Engagement Lead, WRI Europe

Alberto Pallecchi.

Daniela Russi

Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe

Daniela Russi.

Giuseppe Tesoriere

Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Giuseppe Tesoriere

Ke Wang

Global Lead, Energy Minerals and Circularity, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition

Portrait head shot of Ke Wang