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
Tristan Grupp
Agricultural Data Scientist
Paula Guarido
Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Emma Gubman
Land Accelerator Intern
Natalia Ruiz Guevara
Research Analyst, Initiative 20x20/Assisted Natural Regeneration Alliance
Celeste Gunderson
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Farid Hakemi
Project Associate, Restoration
Hidayah Hamzah
Manager For National Plastic Action Partnership, WRI Indonesia
Isabel Harrington
Project & Engagement Specialist II
Nancy Harris
Research Manager, Global Forest Watch
Tomi Haryadi
Director for Food, Land and Water (FLW) Program, WRI Indonesia
Omar Hernandez Carmona
Grants & Finance Specialist, Food, Forest, Water, Ocean
Rakhmat Hidayat
Sumatra Regional Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia
Celestin Hirwandame
Portfolio Associate, Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin, Restoration Finance
Elliott Ichimura
General Manager, Global Forest Watch Pro
Jessica Immelman
Senior User Success Manager, Global Nature Watch
Aarushi Jain
Intern, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Oliver James
Land Sector Associate, GHG Protocol
Paige Johnson
Editor & Content Strategist, Land and Forests
Samuel Kabiru
Manager, The Land Accelerator, WRI Africa
Jean Pierre Kalimunda
Project Specialist, Restore Local
Karaya Karugu
Enterprise Manager, AFR100
Danielle Kay
Grants and Finance Specialist II, Global Restoration Initiative
Kendie Kenmoe
Forest Atlas Technical Manager, Data Lab
Joan Kimaiyo
MERL Associate, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
John Knowles
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist
Sophie Labaste
Associate, Forest Governance and Policy
Alejandra Laina
Director of Initiative 20x20
Director of the Food, Land Use and Water Program at WRI Colombia
Nicoli Lamoglia
Project Analyst, WRI Brasil
Paige Langer
Research Analyst
Eric Lartey
Landscape Restoration Manager, Ghana Cocoa Belt
Barbara Frizo
Senior Analyst in Sustainable Food Systems, WRI Brasil
Pierre-Antoine Levillain
Operations Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Darby Levin
GIS Analyst, Global Restoration Initiative
Evelyn Lewi
Financial and Investment Analyst
Bo Li
Research Associate II
Ryan Lokhorst
Grants and Finance Specialist, Global Restoration Initiative
Victor Lopes
Research Analyst II, Economics and Finance for Nature, WRI Brasil
James MacCarthy
Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Gabriella Maduã
Communications Analyst, Forests, Land Use, and Agriculture, WRI Brasil
Noah Maghsadi
Project Manager, TerraMatch, Global Restoration Initiative
