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
Lilian Nasande
Grants and Finance Specialist
John Wamagata Nduru
Green-Grey Infrastructure Accelerator Associate, WRI Africa
Schuyler Null
Senior Communications Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Cemil Oğuz
Manager, Urban Mobility, WRI Türkiye
Larissa Oliveira
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Millena Oliveira
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ece Ömür
Urban Resilience Manager, WRI Türkiye
Gülcan Orak
Urban Planner, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
Mariana Orloff
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anna Oursler
Urban Mobility Coordinator, WRI Africa
Fernando Páez Mendieta
Executive Director, WRI Colombia
Madeline Palmieri
Communications Associate, Urban Development & Data, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Urvi Patel
Project Coordinator, Deep Dive Cities, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lillian Peña Torres
Director, Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
David Pérez-Barbosa
Global Data Coordinator
Noah Perkins-Cohen
Inclusive Cities Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Vivian Plasencia
Strategic Alliances Manager, WRI México
John-Rob Pool
Senior Manager, UrbanShift & Nature-Positive Urban Development
Oscar Pozos
Urban Development Project Analyst, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Khalisha Meliana Qatrunnada
Air Quality and Climate Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Shiyong Qiu
Research Associate, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Anette Ramírez
Mobility Public Policy Manager, WRI México
Felipe A Ramirez Buitrago
Director, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Meghna Ray
Evaluation and Research Analyst
Andressa Ribeiro
Urban Adaption Analyst
Muhammad Haiqal Rizaldi
Green Infrastructure Project Financing Specialist, WRI Indonesia
Bruno Rizzon
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Katherine Roboff
Deputy Director, External Affairs, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mario Rodriguez
Project Management Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Laura Beatriz Silva Rössler
Active Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil
Jessica Routzahn
Grants and Finance Specialist II
Ariadne Samios
Active Mobility Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Camila Rocha dos Santos
Communications Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Brasil
Paula Manoela dos Santos
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lindy Schofield
Project Management and Finance Specialist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Eric Schulthess
Grants and Finance Specialist II, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Alejandro Schwedhelm
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Rerimna Lea Agita Br Sembiring
Project Operations Assistant
Saif Shabou
Product Manager, Urban Analytics, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
