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
Julio Alves
Project Coordinator, Sustainable Food Systems, WRI Brasil
Marcela Amorim
Junior Research Analyst
Giovanna Andrade dos Santos
Project Management Intern, WRI Brasil
Virginia Antonioli
Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Leonardo Barbosa
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Camila Ferreira Barbosa
Junior Communications Analyst, WRI Brasil
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist II, Restoration Finance
Rodrigo Bellezoni
Project Coordinator, Supply Chains, WRI Brasil
Luiz Calado
Strategic Solutions & Engagement Specialist for Latin America, Global Forest Watch
Lívia Carlos da Silva
Communications Intern, WRI Brasil
Fabiana Chamis
Land Accelerator Coordinator
Robin Chazdon
Senior Fellow, Global Restoration Initiative
Natasha Collins
Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Antonio Couto Jr
Data & Monitoring Manager, Food, Land & Water Program, WRI Brasil
Adriana De la Calle Viscasillas
Restoration Finance and Analysis Intern
Emily Ane Dionizio
GHG Protocol Specialist, WRI Brasil
Lídia Duarte
Research Analyst
Jessica Ertel
Technical Program Manager, Product & Science
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Amanda Fernandez
Deputy Director, Food, Land and Water
Isabele Goulart
Projects Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Paula Guarido
Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Nicoli Lamoglia
Project Analyst, WRI Brasil
Barbara Frizo
Senior Analyst in Sustainable Food Systems, WRI Brasil
Evelyn Lewi
Financial and Investment Analyst
Victor Lopes
Research Analyst II, Economics and Finance for Nature, WRI Brasil
Gabriella Maduã
Communications Analyst, Forests, Land Use, and Agriculture, WRI Brasil
Dow Martin
Director, Restoration Monitoring
Robson Wilson da Costa Martins
Engagement Analyst
Thais Mascarenhas
Senior Project Analyst, FOLU Brasil
Meire Mateus de Lima
Restoration Specialist, WRI Brasil
Gabriela Moreira
Project Manager, GEF Restaura Biomas, WRI Brasil
Rhaíssa Muniz
Administrative Project Analyst
André Murakoshi
Financial Analyst, Forests and Land Use Program, WRI Brasil
Rafaela Naves
Data Science Specialist, WRI Brasil
Felipe Ferreira Naves
Research Analyst, Forests and Land Use, WRI Brasil
Joana Oliveira de Oliveira
Pan-Amazon and Bioeconomy Manager, WRI Brasil
Mariana Oliveira
Director, Forests and Land Use Program, WRI Brasil
Gustavo Vieira Pacheco
Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil
