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
Claudia Fonseca
Project Coordinator II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
W. Briana Fowler-Puja
Research Associate, U.S.-International Engagement
Nicole Fragano
Associate for Strategy and Management
Daniel da Silva Francisco
Urban Adaptation Intern
Taryn Fransen
Director of Global Research and Data, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Alexander Frantzen
Scope 3 Manager, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Xiaotian Fu
Director, Food and Natural Resources Program, Sustainable Investment and Finance Program, WRI China
Lilyana Gabrielse
Clean Energy Research Analyst, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
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
Sue Gander
Director, U.S. Transportation
Madhavi Ganeshan
Chief of Staff, Executive Office
Dave Garbutt
Global Director, Strategy
Miriam Garcia
Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil
Claudia Garcia
Administrative and Financial Manager, WRI Brasil
Marina Caregnato Garcia
Climate Finance Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Todd Gartner
Director, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure
Samuel Gaturu
Project Specialist and Coordinator, Vital Landscapes Program, WRI Africa
Amanda Gcanga
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst
Mengpin Ge
Senior Associate
Luisa Gelfand
Constituent Relationship Management Manager
Sarah George
Senior Manager, Strategic Communications, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Robyn Gerbaz
Grants & Finance Specialist II
David Gibbs
Research Associate
Nicole Giffen
Senior Manager, Grants & Contracts
Christopher Gillespie
Project Specialist & Research Coordinator
Hannah Girardeau
Gender and Youth Associate, NDC Partnership
Kalpana Giri, Ph.D (Dr. nat. tech.)
Senior Manager, Global Restoration Research & Strategy
Despina Gkotsidou
Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Erin Glen
GIS Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Mrunmayee Godbole
Global Operations Manager
Elizabeth Goldman
Co-Director, Global Forest Watch; Senior Research Manager
Ian Goldsmith
Clean Energy Research Associate, WRI Polsky Center for The Global Energy Transition
Chelsea Gómez
Climate Transparency Project Manager
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Manager, Research & Corporate Partnerships, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Maggie Gonzalez
Project Manager, Restoration Policy Accelerator
