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
Cesar Gonzalez
Financial Operations Specialist, Data Lab
Isabele Goulart
Projects Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Ariel Govea
Financial Legal Advisor, WRI Mexico
Mary Gronkiewicz
Project Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Natalia Ruiz Guevara
Research Analyst, Initiative 20x20/Assisted Natural Regeneration Alliance
Celeste Gunderson
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Jeniffer Hanna Collado
Regional Manager, Latin America and the Caribbean NDC Partnership
Christopher Henderson
Research Associate, Climate Program
Carolina Hernandez
Engagement Manager, Climate and Energy, WRI Mexico
Omar Hernandez Carmona
Grants & Finance Specialist, Food, Forest, Water, Ocean
Hayden Higgins
Communications Manager, Finance & Private Sector
Eduardo Hinojosa Robles
Water and Green Infrastructure Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Leticia Hirosue
Senior Urban Adaptation Analyst
Justyn Huckleberry
Projects & Research Associate, NUMO Alliance
Iain Hunt
Corporate Standard Manager, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Gabby Hyman
Clean Energy Research Analyst, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Natalie Ichtertz
Field Accounting Support Manager
Bruno Incau
Financing and Urban Economy Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Eleanor Jackson
Communications, Engagement and Research Associate , Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Aarushi Jain
Intern, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Adriana Jakovcevic
Senior Road Safety Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Joyce Javillonar
Global Coordination Manager, Energy, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Tanya Jimenez
Linking and Capacity Building Manager
Kynai Johnson
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Angelica Jorgensen
Executive Assistant to the President/CEO
Robin King
Director of Knowledge Capture & Collaboration, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jessica Kisner
Road Safety Manager, WRI Colombia, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
John Knowles
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Alex Kovac
Geospatial Data Scientist, Data Lab
Bradley Kratzer
Associate II, Adaptation Economics and Finance
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Alejandra Laina
Director of Initiative 20x20
Director of the Food, Land Use and Water Program at WRI Colombia
Pablo Lazo Elizondo
Director, Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anderson Lee
Research Associate
Joaquim Leite
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Barbara Frizo
Senior Analyst in Sustainable Food Systems, WRI Brasil
Caroline Lesser
Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Darby Levin
GIS Analyst, Global Restoration Initiative
Michelle Levinson
Senior Manager, eMobility Finance & Policy, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
