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
Deirdre Cogan
Deputy Director of Communications, Climate, Economics and Finance Program
Nathan Cogswell
Senior Associate, Climate, Economics, and Finance Program
Katie Connolly
Project and Engagement Manager
Keil Corey
Market Engagement Lead, Service Providers, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Matthew Cronin
Project Coordinator II
Angelica de Guzman
Climate Resilience Intern
Maria Eduarda de Oliveira Rocha
Climate Policies Intern, WRI Brasil
Gerwin De Roy
Events Manager
Francisco Gandolfi de Tulio
Senior Climate Action Researcher
Kiyomi de Zoysa
Engagement Specialist, Allied for Climate Transformation
Quentin Dean
Executive Assistant, NDC Partnership
Christina DeConcini
Director, Government Affairs
Carrie Dellesky
Communications Manager, Cities4Forests
Yanan Deng
Project Operations Manager, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Audrey Denvir
Research Associate II, U.S. Lands
Héctor Miguel Donado
Research and Project Manager
Juliana Duran Prieto
Climate Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Christopher M. Ede-Calton
Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Jenna Ellingson
Grants and Finance Associate
Cynthia Elliott
Senior Associate, Climate Policy
Meredith Epstein
Senior Manager of Federal Policy for Electric Transportation
Rachel Evans
Development Associate, Climate and Economics Programs
Dimas Nu'man Fadhil
Urban Development Senior Program Lead, WRI Indonesia
Ifrah Farah
Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Stéfany Ferreira de Lima
Climate Finance and Socioeconomics Intern
Simone Fine
Project Coordinator, Data Lab
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Claudia Fonseca
Project Coordinator II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
W. Briana Fowler-Puja
Research Associate, U.S.-International Engagement
Nicole Fragano
Associate for Strategy and Management
Alexander Frantzen
Scope 3 Manager, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Jazmin Elizabeth Gálvez
Participation and Capacity Development Analyst, WRI México
Miriam Garcia
Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil
Marina Caregnato Garcia
Climate Finance Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Mengpin Ge
Senior Associate
Robyn Gerbaz
Grants & Finance Specialist II
Rhys Gerholdt
Director of Communications & Media Strategy, Climate Program
Hannah Girardeau
Gender and Youth Associate, NDC Partnership
