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
Fernando Páez Mendieta
Executive Director, WRI Colombia
Rocky Pairunan
Ocean and Plastic Waste Manager
Ana Loreta Paiva
Senior Research Analyst, WRI Brasil
Christy Pak
Program Specialist, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Arijit Pal
Manager, FOLU India
Alberto Pallecchi
Partnerships and Engagement Lead, WRI Europe
Michaela Palmer
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Global Forest Watch, Land & Carbon Lab
Madeline Palmieri
Communications Associate, Urban Development & Data, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Arun Panda
Senior Fellow, Climate Program, WRI India
Bibhu Panigrahi
Enterprise Architect, Global Operations
Esteban Pantoja
Operations Application Developer Workday Analyst
Mariana Panuncio-Feldman
Country Engagement Director, NDC Partnership
Mauro Paradella
Energy and Industry Decarbonization Manager, WRI Brasil
Corey Park
Communications & Research Manager, Office of the President & CEO
Tappan Parker
Strategic Engagement Manager, Systems Change Lab
Sarah Parsons
Senior Editor
Paras Paruthi
Senior Associate – Security & Reporting
Elisabeth Pasapan
Project Officer, WRI Papua Regional Office
Christine Pascual
Learning Program Lead, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Pietro Pastore
Finance Intern, WRI Brasil
Tejel Patel
Workday Human Capital Management Functional Lead
Urvi Patel
Project Coordinator, Deep Dive Cities, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Shannon Paton
Web Product Manager
Haigang Pei
Research Assistant, Sustainable Transition Center, WRI China
Mikayla Pellerin
Project and Engagement Manager, New Climate Economy
Lillian Peña Torres
Director, Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ling Peng
Senior Accounting and Finance Manager, WRI China
Mariana Pereira
Restoration Manager, WRI Brasil
Alex Perera
Director, Corporate Energy Partnerships, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Saúl Pereyra
Senior Climate Action Coordinator
David Perez
Financial Coordinator
David Pérez-Barbosa
Global Data Coordinator
Vanessa Pérez-Cirera
Director, WRI's Global Economic Center
Noah Perkins-Cohen
Inclusive Cities Fellow, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Elodie Perrat
Senior Manager, Government Engagement, Nature Crime Alliance
Clem Perry
Global Lead, Clean Energy Supply, the WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Citra Ajeng Pertiwi
Human Resources Officer, WRI Indonesia
Cam Petersen
Coolfood Membership Experience Specialist
