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
Angelo E. Angel Gomez
Grants and Finance Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rafiat Animashaun
Communications & Engagement Manager
Virginia Antonioli
Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil
Eillie Anzilotti
Urban Development Communications Manager & Communications Lead, UrbanShift, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Marlon Joseph Apanada
Southeast Asia Engagement Lead, Energy & Climate
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Sebastian Arbelaez
Energy Specialist
Kate Archambault
Operations Manager, Electric School Bus Initiative
Kátia Arima
Senior Institutional and Internal Communications Analyst
Magdala Satt Arioli
Transport Decarbonization Manager
Ettore Arpini
Director for Strategy and Impact, WRI Brasil
Jenny Arthur
Head of Coolfood Membership Development
Oliver Ashford
Senior Program Associate, Ocean Program
Arooj Asif
Executive Assistant, Managing Director for Global Delivery
Carolina Astri
Wahana Riset Indonesia Researcher, One Map Initiative
Firda Astriyani
Office Manager , WRI Indonesia
Simone Athayde
Senior Research Integrity Lead
Becky Atkins
Global Network Lead, Data Lab
César Avilés
Innovation Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Chelsea Babcock
Global Coordination Manager, Executive Office
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Tim Badmington
Individual Philanthropy Communications Manager
Mike Badzmierowski
Manager, U.S. Agricultural Policy
Idrissa Bagayoko
Grants & Finance Specialist, STAND Initiative
Ayça Bağcı
Senior Manager, European Union Projects, WRI Türkiye
Bukti Bagja
Supply Chain and Livelihood Transformation Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Beth Bahs-Ahern
Chief of Operations, Food, Land and Water
Jonathan Baines
Program Manager, WRI Ocean
Sarah Balagtas
Learning and Development Manager
Andreea Balan
Talent Acquisition Manager, WRI Europe
Kanchana Balasubramanian
Data Science and Remote Sensing Intern, Global Restoration Initiative
Sergio Baldit Parra
Communications Specialist, Data Lab
Mulubrhan Balehegn
Agriculture and Climate Research Associate II
Aldric Balisacan
Grants & Finance Specialist II
Luke Balleny
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
Igerha Bampa
Technical Assistant for Open Timber Portal, WRI Africa
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
