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
Zac Ogden
Communications Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Sheila Okoth
Data Analyst, Terrafund
Duncan Okowa
Research Associate, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Joana Oliveira de Oliveira
Pan-Amazon and Bioeconomy Manager, WRI Brasil
Mariana Oliveira
Director, Forests and Land Use Program, WRI Brasil
Daniel Kwaku Owusu
Data Quality Analyst Ghana Cocoa Belt
Gustavo Vieira Pacheco
Forest Project Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Ana Loreta Paiva
Senior Research Analyst, WRI Brasil
Michaela Palmer
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Global Forest Watch, Land & Carbon Lab
Mariana Pereira
Restoration Manager, WRI Brasil
Guilherme Eufrasio Pinheiro
Engagement Analyst II, WRI Brasil
Peter Potapov
Satellite Interpretation Researcher
Paloma Pressato
Engagement Analyst for Mata Atlântica, WRI Brasil
Randy Preston
Artist in Residence, Restoration
Victoria Rachmaninoff
Research Associate, Restoration Policy and Biodiversity
Radhika Rao
Research Associate II, Restoration Finance and Outcome Buyer Engagement, Global Restoration Initiative
Katie Reytar
Senior Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Melaura Rice
Grants and Finance Specialist, Food, Land and Water Program
Jessica Richter
GIS Research Analyst II
Dwiki Ridhwan
Land Use Governance and Social Forestry Lead, WRI Indonesia
Mila Khaerunnisa Rizqiani
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Financing Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Sarai Rodríguez
Forest Coordinator
Courtney Romolt
Program Manager - Supply Chains
Henrique Roncada
Jr. Economics Analyst
Melissa Rose
GIS Research Analyst II
Daniela Russi
Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe
Edward Saenz
Project Monitoring Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Tjokorda Nirarta "Koni" Samadhi
Country Director, Indonesia
Viviane Sobral Domingos dos Santos
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Angela Isabella Scafidi
Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab
Dan Scales
Senior Software Engineer, Data Lab
Alanna Schenk
Strategy and Development Specialist, Restoration
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
Martina Schneider
GIS Analyst II
Teresa Schofield
Senior Product Manager, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab
Jack Seevers
Project Specialist, Restoration Finance
Ana Reboredo Segovia
Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Fernanda Severo
Sustainable Food Systems Intern
Yigremachew Seyoum Lemma
Senior Technical Advisor, Restore Local; and Ethiopia Lead, Food-Land-Water Program
Claire Shapiro
Product Specialist, TerraMatch
