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

Global Executive Team

Adriana Lobo

Managing Director, Global Presence and National Action

Program Experts & Staff

Pollyana Abreu

Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Pollyana Abreu

Shazabe Akhtar

Research Analyst, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Shazabe Akhtar

Camila Alberti

Senior Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil

Camila Bellaver Alberti

Angelo E. Angel Gomez

Grants and Finance Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Magdala Satt Arioli

Transport Decarbonization Manager

Magdala Satt Arioli.

Laura Azeredo

Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Laura Azeredo

Lorena Baca

Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Lorena Baca

Bruno Batista

Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil

Bruno Batista

Meltem Bayraktar

Senior Program Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate, WRI Türkiye

Bruna Beloso

Senior Transport Decarbonization Analyst

Bruna Beloso

Cynthia Blank

Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Cynthia Blank.

Henrique Cabral

Mobility Planning Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Henrique Cabral

Lara Caccia

Urban Adaptation Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Lara Caccia

Natasha Collins

Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative

Natasha Collins.

Gabriela Cruz Neves de Souza

Urban Development Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Gabriela Cruz Neves de Souza.

Larissa Da Silva

Senior Manager, Global Projects & Initiatives, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Larissa Da Silva

Agostinha Depina

Budget Development & Proposal Risk Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities 

Agostinha Depina

Henrique Evers

Urban Development Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Henrique Evers

Daniela Facchini

Chief of Operations, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Carolina Faccin

Data Analyst, Cities Program, WRI Brasil

Carolina Faccin

Catyana RS Falsetti

Learning and Knowledge Exchange Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Catyana Falsetti

Bruno Felin

Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil

Bruno Felin

Daniel da Silva Francisco

Urban Adaptation Intern

Daniel da Silva Francisco.

Edson Vargas Guimarães

Urban Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Edson Vargas Guimarães.

Leticia Hirosue

Senior Urban Adaptation Analyst

Leticia Hirosue

Lara Horn

Urban Financing and Economics Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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Bruno Incau

Financing and Urban Economy Coordinator, WRI Brasil

Bruno Incau

Adriana Jakovcevic

Senior Road Safety Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Adriana Jakovcevic.

Karolina Jesus

Mobility Planning Analyst, WRI Brasil

Karolina Silva de Jesus.

Robin King

Director of Knowledge Capture & Collaboration, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico

David Bronzwaig Kravzov

Pablo Lazo Elizondo

Director, Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Pablo Lazo Elizondo.

Lucas Franco Lima

Transport Decarbonization Analyst

Lucas Franco Lima

Luis Antonio Lindau

Director, Brazil, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Luis Antonio Lindau

K. Zèi Liu

Global Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Zé Liu.

Felipe Perez Martinez

Pleno Events Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Felipe Perez Martinez

Paloma Martins

Transport Decarbonization Analyst II, WRI Brasil

Paloma Martins

Reynaldo Mello Neto

Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Reynaldo Mello Neto

Giselle Dutra Miranda

Urban Development Intern, WRI Brasil

Giselle Dutra Miranda