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
Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results
Saketan Anand
Restoration Finance and Analysis Intern
Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
Ettore Arpini
Director for Strategy and Impact, WRI Brasil
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Kanchana Balasubramanian
Data Science and Remote Sensing Intern, Global Restoration Initiative
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist II, Restoration Finance
Francesca Battistelli
Associate III, Water Security & Nature-Based Solutions
Meltem Bayraktar
Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye
Willy Carlsen
Research Analyst, Industrial Innovation and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Anderson Ngowa
Finance Associate, Energy Access
Francisco Gandolfi de Tulio
Senior Climate Action Researcher
Juliana Duran Prieto
Climate Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Rohit Eswar Phutane
Manager, Learning and Development
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Nicole Fragano
Associate for Strategy and Management
Madhavi Ganeshan
Chief of Staff, Executive Office
Samuel Gaturu
Project Specialist and Coordinator, Vital Landscapes Program, WRI Africa
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Manager, Research & Corporate Partnerships, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Karaya Karugu
Enterprise Manager, AFR100
Joan Kimaiyo
MERL Associate, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), WRI India
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Robert Mbeche
Director, Food Program, WRI Africa
Christine Mboya
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Teresa Meira
Senior Climate Action Analyst, WRI Brasil
Andrea V. Mendez
Development Associate
Ivy Murgor
Program Manager, Air Quality, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Charity Mumbi Mwangi
Urban Nature Based Solutions Associate
Brian Masila Mwau
Grants & Contracts Manager, WRI Africa
Lilian Nasande
Grants and Finance Specialist
Simon Muriithi Ndoria
P4G Regional Investment Manager Africa
Joan Nthiga
Engagement and Communications Specialist, WRI Africa
Apollonia Grace Ochieng
Grants Manager, P4G
