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
Rita M. El Zaghloul
Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People Secretariat
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jenna Ellingson
Grants and Finance Associate
Cynthia Elliott
Senior Associate, Climate Policy
Beth Elliott
Communications and Engagement Lead, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Amber Ellison
Major Gift Officer
Natalie Elwell
Director, Gender Equity Practice in the Equity, Poverty and Governance Center
Ruth Engel
Environmental Health and Extreme Heat Data Scientist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Meredith Epstein
Senior Manager of Federal Policy for Electric Transportation
Jessica Ertel
Technical Program Manager, Product & Science
Elena Esipova
Satellite Data Analyst
Rohit Eswar Phutane
Manager, Learning and Development
Rachel Evans
Development Associate, Climate and Economics Programs
Henrique Evers
Urban Development Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sylvana Isabel Bohrt Exeni
Clean Energy Associate, International, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Daniela Facchini
Chief of Operations, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Carolina Faccin
Data Analyst, Cities Program, WRI Brasil
Mark Falinski
Senior Manager, Power Transition and Decarbonization, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Catyana RS Falsetti
Learning and Knowledge Exchange Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Li Fang
Country Director, WRI China
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab
Ifrah Farah
Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Brittany Fauver
Institutional Learning Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luciana Medeiros Alves
Restoration Specialist
Bruno Felin
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Jennifer Fenstermaker
ERP Director
Amanda Fernandez
Deputy Director, Food, Land and Water
Lucas Ferreira
Financial Analyst, WRI Brasil
Stéfany Ferreira de Lima
Climate Finance and Socioeconomics Intern
Aklilu Fikresilassie
Director, Thriving Resilient Cities, WRI Africa; Representative of WRI in Ethiopia
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Simone Fine
Project Coordinator, Data Lab
Kelly Finke
Sustainable Diets Initiative Summer Intern
Rizky Firmansyah
Senior Research Analyst for Nature and Food System, WRI Indonesia
Laura Fishburn
Project Specialist
Lucia Fitts
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Elda Flores
Communications Lead, Future Cities Program
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
