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
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Amanda Fernandez
Deputy Director, Food, Land and Water
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Laura Fishburn
Project Specialist
Lucia Fitts
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Nicole Fragano
Associate for Strategy and Management
Luciana Gallardo Lomeli
Research Associate, Initiative 20x20
Ignacio Bernabe Galván
Water and Green Infrastructure Analyst
Miriam Garcia
Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil
Luisa Gelfand
Constituent Relationship Management Manager
Robyn Gerbaz
Grants & Finance Specialist II
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Manager, Research & Corporate Partnerships, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Mary Gronkiewicz
Project Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Tristan Grupp
Agricultural Data Scientist
Catlyne Haddaoui
Senior Associate, Just Transition
Allison Hess
Project Specialist, National Climate Action
Leticia Hirosue
Senior Urban Adaptation Analyst
Celestin Hirwandame
Portfolio Associate, Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin, Restoration Finance
Nicole Ihirwe
Food Systems Specialist-LKR
Celal Tolga Imamoglu
Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Türkiye
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jean Pierre Kalimunda
Project Specialist, Restore Local
John Kalisa
Director for Climate, Economics and Finance, Africa
Kendie Kenmoe
Forest Atlas Technical Manager, Data Lab
Micheline Khan
Senior Associate, Ocean Climate
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anna Kustar
Research Analyst, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Fouad Laajine
Urban Water Resilience Finance Intern
Sophie Labaste
Associate, Forest Governance and Policy
David Leege
Global Director, Managing for Results
Barbara Frizo
Senior Analyst in Sustainable Food Systems, WRI Brasil
Caroline Lesser
Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Pierre-Antoine Levillain
Operations Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
K. Zèi Liu
Global Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Christine Luttmer
Project Manager, Country Engagement, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Anne Maassen
Senior Urban Research, Knowledge & Learning Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Isere Ormille Mafodjui Fosso
Sr Regional Finance and Operation Manager, WRI Africa
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Joseph Mangouende
National Technical Assistant, Republic of Congo
Marc Manyifika
Lead, Urban Resilience, Africa
