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
Mutiara Kurniasari
Social Equity Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Ratih Kurniawati
Project Operations Assistant
Anna Kustar
Research Analyst, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Callan LaJuett
Visual Communications and Design Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Pablo Lazo Elizondo
Director, Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lucas Franco Lima
Transport Decarbonization Analyst
Jiaying Lin
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Luis Antonio Lindau
Director, Brazil, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
K. Zèi Liu
Global Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jose Segundo Lopez
International Data Coordinator, Mobility and Road Safety, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Maribel Lora
Executive Office & Strategic Alignment Coordinator
Fairuz Loutfi
Circular Economy and Energy Efficiency Manager, WRI Mexico
Nikita Luke
Project Manager, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Stephanie Ly
Senior Manager, eMobility Strategy and Manufacturing Engagement
Anne Maassen
Senior Urban Research, Knowledge & Learning Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Eric Mackres
Senior Manager, Data and Tools, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anjali Mahendra
Director, Global Research, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Chaandi Malhotra
Project Coordinator, CHAMP/NLD Coordinator II
Aakash Malik
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jorie Malsch
Solutions and Project Coordinator, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Marc Manyifika
Lead, Urban Resilience, Africa
Felipe Perez Martinez
Pleno Events Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Paloma Martins
Transport Decarbonization Analyst II, WRI Brasil
Emmerentian Mbabazi
Project Specialist II, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Marissa Mejia
Communications Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Reynaldo Mello Neto
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Alfredo Menache
Human Resources Director, WRI México
Marco Mendoza
Analyst of Integrated Transport Systems, WRI Mexico
Tom Meyer
Senior Communications Manager, Electric School Bus Initiative
Giselle Dutra Miranda
Urban Development Intern, WRI Brasil
Elizabeth Moses
Senior Environmental Rights and Justice Associate, Environmental Democracy Practice
Alfi Muhamad
Research and Administrative Assistant, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mariana Müller Barcelos
Senior Transport Decarbonization Analyst
Obadiah Kung'u Mungai
Environmental Finance Lead, WRI Africa
Rafael Muñoz
Transport Specialist, WRI Colombia
Ivy Murgor
Program Manager, Air Quality, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Amos Mwangi
Senior Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Africa
Charity Mumbi Mwangi
Urban Nature Based Solutions Associate
George Mwaniki
Head of Air Quality, WRI Africa; Country Representative, Kenya
Nadia Shah Naidoo
Senior Associate, Integrated Climate Action
