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
Sheila Okoth
Data Analyst, Terrafund
Duncan Okowa
Research Associate, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Larissa Oliveira
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Joana Oliveira de Oliveira
Pan-Amazon and Bioeconomy Manager, WRI Brasil
Millena Oliveira
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mariana Oliveira
Director, Forests and Land Use Program, WRI Brasil
Crispian Olver
Senior Advisor
Laura Ombelet
Program Manager, PACE
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Susan Onyango
Communications and Engagement Director, Africa
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Mariana Orloff
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lauren Oschman
Development Associate, FOLU
Michael Osei Nkrumah
Senior Engagement Manager, Outcome Finance for Restoration
Victor T. Otieno
Research Associate Energy Access, WRI Africa
Antonio Ouro
Climate Policy Analyst
Henk Ovink
Executive Director Global Commission on the Economics of Water
Maurice Owiti
NCE Economist, WRI Africa
Daniel Kwaku Owusu
Data Quality Analyst Ghana Cocoa Belt
Beldine Oyaro
Finance and Operations Associate, Food
Gustavo Vieira Pacheco
Forest & Land Use Program Manager, WRI Brasil
Fernando Páez Mendieta
Executive Director, WRI Colombia
Ana Loreta Paiva
Senior Research Analyst, WRI Brasil
Christy Pak
Program Specialist, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Alberto Pallecchi
Partnerships and Engagement Lead, WRI Europe
Michaela Palmer
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Global Nature Watch, Land & Carbon Lab
Madeline Palmieri
Communications Associate, Urban Development & Data, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Arun Panda
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Bibhu Panigrahi
Enterprise Architect, Global Operations
Esteban Pantoja
Operations Application Developer Workday Analyst
Mariana Panuncio-Feldman
Country Engagement Director, NDC Partnership
Mauro Paradella
Energy and Industry Decarbonization Manager, WRI Brasil
Corey Park
Communications & Research Manager, Office of the President & CEO
Tappan Parker
Strategic Engagement Manager, Systems Change Lab
Paras Paruthi
Senior Associate – Security & Reporting
Elisabeth Pasapan
Project Officer, WRI Papua Regional Office
Pietro Pastore
Finance Intern, WRI Brasil
Shannon Paton
Web Product Manager
Haigang Pei
Research Assistant, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Mikayla Pellerin
Project and Engagement Manager, New Climate Economy
