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.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Mulumar Gadissa Bedassa
Grants and Finance Specialist, Cities Program, Ethiopia
Mauricio Brito
Urban Development Analyst, WRI México
Mariana Campos Sanchez
Urban Development Manager, WRI México
Daniel Cano Gomez
Project Coordinator, Road Safety
Beatriz Cardenas
Air Quality Director, WRI Mexico
Bethel Elias Dadebo
Grants and Finance Specialist, WRI Africa
Nii Darko Darko
Senior Urban Mobility Manager, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Amanda Gcanga
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Adane Kebede
Nature based Solution Specialist
Reynolds Kihura
Data & Product Strategist, Cities, WRI Africa
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Pablo Lazo Elizondo
Director, Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Marc Manyifika
Lead, Urban Resilience, Africa
Alfredo Menache
Human Resources Director, WRI México
Obadiah Kung'u Mungai
Environmental Finance Lead, WRI Africa
Ivy Murgor
Program Manager, Air Quality, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
Lilian Nasande
Grants and Finance Specialist
John Wamagata Nduru
Green-Grey Infrastructure Accelerator Associate, WRI Africa
Fernando Páez Mendieta
Executive Director, WRI Colombia
Vivian Plasencia
Strategic Alliances Manager, WRI México
Oscar Pozos
Urban Development Project Analyst, WRI México Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Anette Ramírez
Mobility Public Policy Manager, WRI México
Semere Jelalu Shafi
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Mark Tonyemevor
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Carmen Valdez Berriozábal
Building Decarbonization Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Angélica Vesga
Director of Public Affairs and Communication, WRI México
Erika Vilchis
Graphic Designer, WRI México
Hellen Njoki Wanjohi-Opil
Climate and Engagement, Lead
Gorka Zubicaray
Urban Development Senior Technical Specialist, WRI Mexico
