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
Anderson Lee
Research Associate
David Leege
Global Director, Managing for Results
Joaquim Leite
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Barbara Frizo
Senior Analyst in Sustainable Food Systems, WRI Brasil
Evelyn Lewi
Financial and Investment Analyst
Christina Liendo Pietersz
Change Management and Adoption Specialist
Lucas Franco Lima
Transport Decarbonization Analyst
Luis Antonio Lindau
Director, Brazil, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Alexandra Lopes
Financial Specialist, WRI Brasil
Victor Lopes
Research Analyst II, Economics and Finance for Nature, WRI Brasil
Suzanna Lund
Operations Director, WRI Brasil
Lais Maciel
Senior Climate Program Manager, WRI Brasil
Gabriella Maduã
Communications Analyst, Forests, Land Use, and Agriculture, WRI Brasil
Anamaría Martinez
Research & Equity Coordinator, WRI México & WRI Colombia
Felipe Perez Martinez
Pleno Events Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Robson Wilson da Costa Martins
Engagement Analyst
Paloma Martins
Transport Decarbonization Analyst II, WRI Brasil
Thais Mascarenhas
Senior Project Analyst, FOLU Brasil
Meire Mateus de Lima
Restoration Specialist, WRI Brasil
Teresa Meira
Senior Climate Action Analyst, WRI Brasil
Reynaldo Mello Neto
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Luiz Fernando Almeida Mendes
Lawyer, WRI Brasil
Giselle Dutra Miranda
Urban Development Intern, WRI Brasil
Gabriela Moreira
Project Manager, GEF Restaura Biomas, WRI Brasil
Mariana Müller Barcelos
Senior Transport Decarbonization Analyst
Rhaíssa Muniz
Administrative Project Analyst
Carlos Muñoz Pina
Research and Data Integrity Director, WRI México
André Murakoshi
Financial Analyst, Forests and Land Use Program, WRI Brasil
Rafaela Naves
Data Science Specialist, WRI Brasil
Felipe Ferreira Naves
Research Analyst, Forests and Land Use, WRI Brasil
Débora Neves
Senior Financial Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
Antonio Ouro
Climate Policy Analyst
Gustavo Vieira Pacheco
Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Ana Loreta Paiva
Senior Research Analyst, WRI Brasil
Mauro Paradella
Energy and Industry Decarbonization Manager, WRI Brasil
