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
Alejandra Achury
Research Analyst, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
James Anderson
Deputy Director, Cities4Forests
Angelo E. Angel Gomez
Grants and Finance Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Magdala Satt Arioli
Transport Decarbonization Manager
Lorena Baca
Head of International Cooperation, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bruno Batista
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil
Bruna Beloso
Senior Transport Decarbonization Analyst
Iryna Bondarenko
Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mauricio Brito
Urban Development Analyst, WRI México
Laura Bulbena Janer
Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI Colombia
Henrique Cabral
Mobility Planning Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lara Caccia
Urban Adaptation Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mariana Campos Sanchez
Urban Development Manager, WRI México
Daniel Cano Gomez
Project Coordinator, Road Safety
Günes Cansiz
Director, WRI Türkiye
Beatriz Cardenas
Air Quality Director, WRI Mexico
Sarah Cassius
Research Associate, Integrated Transport & E-Mobility
Diana Chavez Acosta
Finance and Operations Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jenny Chen
Global Electric Mobility Research Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Natasha Collins
Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Gabriela Cruz Neves de Souza
Urban Development Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Larissa Da Silva
Senior Manager, Global Projects & Initiatives, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Adam Davidson
Senior Associate, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Agostinha Depina
Budget Development & Proposal Risk Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ela Dhankhar
Intern, UrbanShift, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Henrique Evers
Urban Development Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Daniela Facchini
Chief of Operations, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Carolina Faccin
Data Analyst, Cities Program, WRI Brasil
Catyana RS Falsetti
Learning and Knowledge Exchange Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Amanda Gcanga
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst
Leticia Hirosue
Senior Urban Adaptation Analyst
Justyn Huckleberry
Projects & Research Associate, NUMO Alliance
Bruno Incau
Financing and Urban Economy Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Eleanor Jackson
Communications, Engagement and Research Associate , Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Adriana Jakovcevic
Senior Road Safety Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Robin King
Director of Knowledge Capture & Collaboration, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Jessica Kisner
Road Safety Manager, WRI Colombia, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
