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
Pollyana Abreu
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Shazabe Akhtar
Research Analyst, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Camila Alberti
Senior Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
Julio Alves
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Food Systems, WRI Brasil
Marcela Amorim
Junior Research Analyst
Giovanna Andrade dos Santos
Project Management Intern, WRI Brasil
Angelo E. Angel Gomez
Grants and Finance Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Virginia Antonioli
Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil
Kátia Arima
Senior Institutional and Internal Communications Analyst
Magdala Satt Arioli
Transport Decarbonization Manager
Ettore Arpini
Director for Strategy and Impact, WRI Brasil
Simone Athayde
Senior Research Integrity Lead
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Kimberly Barandas
Administrative Intern
Leonardo Barbosa
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Camila Ferreira Barbosa
Junior Communications Analyst, WRI Brasil
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist II, Restoration Finance
Bruno Batista
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil
Rodrigo Bellezoni
Project Coordinator, Supply Chains, WRI Brasil
Bruna Beloso
Senior Transport Decarbonization Analyst
Luana Betti
Manager of Climate Socioeconomics and Finance, WRI Brasil
Cynthia Blank
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rafael Braz de Oliveira
Industry Decarbonization Analyst, WRI Brasil
Sarah Brown
Writer and Editor Specialist
Raquel Gonzalez Burke
Deputy Director of Global Operations, Climate, Economics, and Finance
Henrique Cabral
Mobility Planning Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lara Caccia
Urban Adaptation Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luiz Calado
Strategic Solutions & Engagement Specialist for Latin America, Global Forest Watch
Bruno Calixto
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil
Douglas Calixto
Senior Communications Manager, WRI Brasil
Lívia Carlos da Silva
Communications Intern, WRI Brasil
Carla Carpio
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager
Fabiana Chamis
Land Accelerator Coordinator
Robin Chazdon
Senior Fellow, Global Restoration Initiative
Natasha Collins
Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Fernando Correa
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil
Antonio Couto Jr
Data & Monitoring Manager, Food, Land & Water Program, WRI Brasil
Gabriela Cruz Neves de Souza
Urban Development Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
