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
Adriana Kocornik-Mina
Senior Urban and Regional Economist, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
David Bronzwaig Kravzov
Green Finance Coordinator, WRI Mexico
Pablo Lazo Elizondo
Director, Urban Development, 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
Anne Maassen
Senior Urban Research, Knowledge & Learning Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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
Mariana Orloff
Senior Manager, Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Fernando Páez Mendieta
Executive Director, WRI Colombia
Madeline Palmieri
Communications Associate, Urban Development & Data, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Lillian Peña Torres
Director, Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
David Pérez-Barbosa
Global Data Coordinator
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
Felipe A Ramirez Buitrago
Director, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Andressa Ribeiro
Urban Adaption Analyst
Bruno Rizzon
Senior Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mario Rodriguez
Project Management Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Paula Manoela dos Santos
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Alejandro Schwedhelm
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Raisa de Castro Soares
Senior Analyst of Integrated Climate Action, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Catalina Torres
Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Carmen Valdez Berriozábal
Building Decarbonization Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sebastian Varela Contador
Director, Strategy & Institutional Alignment, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Angélica Vesga
Director of Public Affairs and Communication, WRI México
Erika Vilchis
Graphic Designer, WRI México
Vinicius Wereszko Silvano
Active Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil
Maeve Weston
Research and Engagement Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Mende Thuji Yangden
Researcher and Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion Coordinator, Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Sophie Young
Manager, Environmental Justice and Equity, WRI U.S.
Camilla Zanetti
Urban Mobility Research Assistant, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ramiro Zepeda
Grants and Finance Specialist I, Coalition for Urban Transitions
Gorka Zubicaray
Urban Development Senior Technical Specialist, WRI Mexico
