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
Saketan Anand
Restoration Finance and Analysis Intern
Virginia Antonioli
Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, WRI Brasil
Leonardo Barbosa
Data Science Analyst, WRI Brasil
Amanda Barreto Salgueiro
Project Specialist II, Restoration Finance
Isabela Barriga
Community Engagement Manager, Global Forest Watch
Anika Berger
Research Analyst, Global Forest Watch
Stephanie Borcea
Grants & Fellowships Manager, Forests and Nature for People
Maggie Brunet
Rapid Deployment Mechanism Manager (HAC for N&P)
Laura Bulbena Janer
Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI Colombia
Luiz Calado
Strategic Solutions & Engagement Specialist for Latin America, Global Forest Watch
Joaquin Carrizosa
Senior Advisor
Robin Chazdon
Senior Fellow, Global Restoration Initiative
Natasha Collins
Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Nathan Curtis
Lead Product Engineer, TerraMatch
Roman Paul Czebiniak
Director, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector
Edward Davey
Head, World Resources Institute Europe UK Office; Senior Advisor, Food and Land Use Coalition; Advisor, New Economy for the Amazon and Congo Basin
Adriana De la Calle Viscasillas
Restoration Finance and Analysis Intern
Ysabel Diaz
Restoration Finance Intern
Juliana Echeverri Marin
Policy Research Associate, Global Restoration Initiative
Rita M. El Zaghloul
Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People Secretariat
Jessica Ertel
Technical Program Manager, Product & Science
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Amanda Fernandez
Deputy Director, Food, Land and Water
Lucia Fitts
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Luciana Gallardo Lomeli
Research Associate, Initiative 20x20
Maggie Gonzalez
Project Manager, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Isabele Goulart
Projects Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Mary Gronkiewicz
Project Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Natalia Ruiz Guevara
Research Analyst, Initiative 20x20/Assisted Natural Regeneration Alliance
Celeste Gunderson
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Omar Hernandez Carmona
Grants & Finance Specialist, Food, Forest, Water, Ocean
Aarushi Jain
Intern, Restoration Policy Accelerator
John Knowles
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist
Alejandra Laina
Director of Initiative 20x20
Director of the Food, Land Use and Water Program at WRI Colombia
Barbara Frizo
Senior Analyst in Sustainable Food Systems, WRI Brasil
Darby Levin
GIS Analyst, Global Restoration Initiative
Evelyn Lewi
Financial and Investment Analyst
Ryan Lokhorst
Grants and Finance Specialist, Global Restoration Initiative
Victor Lopes
Research Analyst II, Economics and Finance for Nature, WRI Brasil
