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.

177 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Karen Silverwood-Cope

Climate Director

Karen Silverwood-Cope

Raisa de Castro Soares

Senior Analyst of Integrated Climate Action, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Raisa Soares.

Marina Stoll

Senior Event Engagement and Support Analyst, WRI Brasil

Marina Stoll.

Clara Strack

Urban Adaptation Assistant, WRI Brasil

Clara Strack

Enrico Paim De Andrade Terini

Executive Intern, Climate

Enrico Terini

Rachel Thoms

Research Associate, Ocean Data and Equity

Eduarda Thurler

Finance and Investment Coordinator, WRI Brasil

Eduarda Thurler.

Rita Tomilin

Project Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Rita Tomilin

Vitor Tramontin Tornello

Urban Adaptation Analyst, WRI Brasil

Vitor Tornello

Bruna Lima Trindade

Project Analyst

Bruna Trindade

Arthur Vieira

Economics and Finance for Nature Senior Analyst

Arthur Vieira.

James Warburton

Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Coordinator

James Warburton

Vinicius Wereszko Silvano

Active Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil

Vinicius Wereszko Silvano

Leianne Wijnhoud

Senior Research Analyst, Energy Minerals and Circularity, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition

Leianne Wijnhoud

Rebeca Tumba Xindanhi

Urban Development Intern

Rebeca Tumba Xindanhi

Kate Zabinsky

Knowledge Management Officer, Global Restoration Initiative

Kate Zabinsky.

Ana Zillig

Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil

Ana Zillig