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
Tsvetilena Bandakova
Program Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist II, Restoration Finance
Kalpana Giri, Ph.D (Dr. nat. tech.)
Senior Manager, Global Restoration Research & Strategy
Daniela Russi
Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe
Angela Isabella Scafidi
Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
Martin Sommerschuh
Senior Manager, Partnerships and Impact, Global Nature Watch
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Arief Wijaya
Managing Director, WRI Indonesia
Tesfay Woldemariam
GIS Research Associate I
