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
Joana Oliveira de Oliveira
Pan-Amazon and Bioeconomy Manager, WRI Brasil
Mariana Oliveira
Director, Forests and Land Use Program, WRI Brasil
Laura Ombelet
Program Manager, PACE
Mariana Orloff
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Antonio Ouro
Climate Policy Analyst
Daniel Kwaku Owusu
Data Quality Analyst Ghana Cocoa Belt
Gustavo Vieira Pacheco
Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Fernando Páez Mendieta
Executive Director, WRI Colombia
Alberto Pallecchi
Partnerships and Engagement Lead, WRI Europe
Michaela Palmer
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Global Forest Watch, Land & Carbon Lab
Madeline Palmieri
Communications Associate, Urban Development & Data, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Esteban Pantoja
Operations Application Developer Workday Analyst
Mariana Panuncio-Feldman
Country Engagement Director, NDC Partnership
Mauro Paradella
Energy and Industry Decarbonization Manager, WRI Brasil
Pietro Pastore
Finance Intern, WRI Brasil
Lillian Peña Torres
Director, Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mariana Pereira
Restoration Manager, WRI Brasil
Saúl Pereyra
Senior Climate Action Coordinator
David Pérez-Barbosa
Global Data Coordinator
Vanessa Pérez-Cirera
Director, WRI's Global Economic Center
Whitney Pierson
Operations Manager, NDC Partnership
Guilherme Eufrasio Pinheiro
Engagement Analyst II, WRI Brasil
Débora Pinho
Digital Communication Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Vivian Plasencia
Strategic Alliances Manager, WRI México
Oscar Pozos
Urban Development Project Analyst, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Victoria Rachmaninoff
Research Associate, Restoration Policy and Biodiversity
Anette Ramírez
Mobility Public Policy Manager, WRI México
Felipe A Ramirez Buitrago
Director, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Maria Rangel
Receptionist, WRI México
Carrick Reddin
Director, Community-Centered Solutions and Strategic Initiatives
Lauren Redfield
Project Manager, Corporate Relations
Maria Retana
Events Manager, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Jaime Reyes
Communication Manager, WRI México
Andressa Ribeiro
Urban Adaption Analyst
Lucas Richard-Carvajal
Project Associate, Country Transitions
Danielle Riedl
Research Associate I, WRI U.S.
Kelsey Ring
Intern, Gender Mainstreaming & Youth Engagement NDC Partnership
Bruno Rizzon
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Laura Rodeiro
Climate Change Intern, WRI Brasil
