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.

1418 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Daniela Facchini

Chief of Operations, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Carolina Faccin

Data Analyst, Cities Program, WRI Brasil

Carolina Faccin

Dimas Nu'man Fadhil

Urban Development Senior Program Lead, WRI Indonesia

Dimas Fadhil.

Muis Fajar

Social Forestry and Customary Forest Project Lead, WRI Indonesia

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Rahmatul Fajra

Procurement Officer

Rahmatul Fajra

Mark Falinski

Senior Manager, Power Transition and Decarbonization, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center

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Catyana RS Falsetti

Learning and Knowledge Exchange Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Catyana Falsetti

Li Fang

Country Director, WRI China

Li Fang

Florença Fantinel

UX/UI Design Lead, Data Lab

Florenca Fantinel

Kevin Faragher

Senior Operations Manager, Land & Carbon Lab

Kevin Faragher

Ifrah Farah

Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa

Ifrah Farah

Beakal Fasil

Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa

Beakal Fasil

Elmas Fatma

Front Desk Officer, WRI Turkey

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Brittany Fauver

Institutional Learning Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Brittany Fauver.

Tasniah Fauzi

Social Forestry Community Product Innovation and Business Development Officer, WRI Indonesia

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Luciana Medeiros Alves

Restoration Specialist

Luciana Alves.

Makeda Fekede

HR Coordinator

Makeda Fekede.

Bruno Felin

Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil

Bruno Felin

Rafael Feltran-Barbieri

Senior Economist, WRI Brasil

Rafael Feltran-Barbieri

Dhio Teguh Ferdyan

Forest and Legality Initiative Project Lead, WRI Indonesia

Dhio Ferdyan.

Amanda Fernandez

Deputy Director, Food, Land and Water

Amanda Fernandez

Lucas Ferreira

Financial Analyst, WRI Brasil

Stéfany Ferreira de Lima

Climate Finance and Socioeconomics Intern

Stéfany Ferreira de Lima

Aklilu Fikresilassie

Director, Thriving Resilient Cities, WRI Africa; Representative of WRI in Ethiopia

Aklilu Fikresilassie.

Viviane Filippi

EU Funding Manager

Viviane Filippi

Simone Fine

Project Coordinator, Data Lab

Simone Fine.

Kelly Finke

Sustainable Diets Initiative Summer Intern

Kelly Finke.

Rizky Firmansyah

Senior Research Analyst for Nature and Food System, WRI Indonesia

Rizky Firmansyah

Laura Fishburn

Project Specialist

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Lucia Fitts

GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch

Lucia Fitts.

Elda Flores

Communications Lead, Future Cities Program

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Adrián Flores Aguilar

Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit

Adrián Flores Aguilar

Luke Foddy

Communications Manager, Nature Crime Alliance

Luke Foddy

Claudia Fonseca

Project Coordinator II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Claudia Fonseca

W. Briana Fowler-Puja

Research Associate, U.S.-International Engagement

W. Briana Fowler Puja.

Nicole Fragano

Associate for Strategy and Management

Nicole Fragano.

Daniel da Silva Francisco

Urban Adaptation Intern

Daniel da Silva Francisco.

Abigail Frankfort

Aquatic Food Lead, WRI Ocean

Abigail Frankfort

Taryn Fransen

Director of Global Research and Data, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition