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
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
Daniel Mannarino
API Software Engineer, Data Lab
Thais Mascarenhas
Senior Project Analyst, FOLU Brasil
Tshims Mbala
Driver and Logistics Assistant, DRC Office
Gabriela Moreira
Project Manager, GEF Restaura Biomas, WRI Brasil
Christine Muthee
AI and Data Scientist, WRI Africa
Peter Ndunda
Senior Associate, AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative
Lawrence Ng'ang'a
AFR100 Restoration Monitoring Associate, WRI Africa
Ruth Nogueron
Senior Associate
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
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
Victoria Rachmaninoff
Research Associate, Restoration Policy and Biodiversity
Sarai Rodríguez
Forest Coordinator
Courtney Romolt
Program Manager - Supply Chains
Henrique Roncada
Jr. Economics Analyst
Anne Rosenbarger
Global Engagement Manager, Global Forest Watch Commodities and Finance
Daniela Russi
Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe
Edward Saenz
Project Monitoring Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Angela Isabella Scafidi
Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
Teresa Schofield
Senior Product Manager, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab
Ana Reboredo Segovia
Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
John Shema
Grants And Contracts Associate
Guy Shemisi
Accountant, Central Africa Forest Initiative
Karoline Silva
Research Analyst, WRI Brasil
Michelle Sims
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Hannah Sommers-Thaler
Senior Product Manager, Data Lab
Martin Sommerschuh
Senior Manager, Partnerships and Impact, Global Nature Watch
Justine Spore
GIS Research Associate I
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
Radost Stanimirova
GIS Research Associate
Neil Stein
Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund
Heidi Sumser
Sr. Investment Manager, Restoration Finance
