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
Guilherme Eufrasio Pinheiro
Engagement Analyst II, WRI Brasil
John-Rob Pool
Senior Manager, UrbanShift & Nature-Positive Urban Development
Randy Preston
Artist in Residence, Restoration
Domoina Rakotobe
Program Officer for Technical Assistance & Capacity Building
Carrick Reddin
Director, Community-Centered Solutions and Strategic Initiatives
Gabriella Ribeiro
Senior Grant Management and Engagement Specialist
Diego Rojas
Email Marketing Manager
Eric Ruzigamanzi
Country Representative; Head Food Program, Rwanda
Nancy Sánchez García
Product Manager, Data Lab
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
Jenna Schulman
Clean Energy Research Analyst, WRI U.S. Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Jack Seevers
Project Specialist, Restoration Finance
Ana Reboredo Segovia
Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Saif Shabou
Product Manager, Urban Analytics, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Katherine Shea
Director of Monitoring Evaluation and Learning for the Food Land and Water Team
Guy Shemisi
Accountant, Central Africa Forest Initiative
Virginia Snyder
Research Analyst, Global Restoration Initiative
Kristin Snyder
Senior Budget Analyst
Martin Sommerschuh
Senior Manager, Partnerships and Impact, Global Nature Watch
Denis Sonwa
Research, Data and Impact Director, Africa
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
Neil Stein
Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund
Heidi Sumser
Sr. Investment Manager, Restoration Finance
Gabrielle Swaby
Senior Associate, International Climate Initiative
Gregory Taff
Director of Research and Data Integrity
Dominick Tanoh
NUMO Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sofia Tenorio Fenton
Engagement Specialist, Supply Chains
Giuseppe Tesoriere
Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Wil Thomas
Front-End Developer
Assumpta Uzamukunda
Manager, Capacity & Finance, Restoration Initiative
Rogier van den Berg
Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Laura Vary
Director of Partnerships, Global Nature Watch
Meredith Wagner
Global Energy Development Lead, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Richard Waite
Director for Agriculture Initiatives, Food, Land, and Water Program
Carla D. Walker
US Director, Environmental Justice and Equity
Ye Wang
Research Associate, Sustainable Investment
Hellen Njoki Wanjohi-Opil
Climate and Engagement, Lead
Romain Warnault
Global Director, Creative Services
Nate Warszawski
Research Associate, International Climate Action
