Experts & Staff
WRI brings together nearly 1,900 staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as food and land use, energy, cities, economics, finance, governance and more. Our staff and researchers work globally and in 12 focus countries to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, and to stabilize the climate and build resilient communities. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Hanna Abate
Program Coordinator, Managing for Results
Tim Anderegg
Head of Engineering, Data Lab
Ettore Arpini
Data Systems and Institutional Reporting Manager
Simone Athayde
Research Integrity Lead
Becky Atkins
Global Network Lead, Data Lab
Sergio Baldit Parra
Communications Specialist, Data Lab
Alyssa Barrett
Senior Product Strategist, Land & Carbon Lab, Data Lab
Tatiana Bogdanova
Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab
Logan Byers
Data and Technology Community Manager, Data Lab
Lara Caccia
Urban Adaptation Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Grace Canfield
Senior Product Manager, Data Lab
Kat Carroll
U.S. Energy Research Analyst
Nathan Curtis
Lead Product Engineer, TerraMatch
Audrey Damman
Program Coordinator, Managing for Results
Isabel del Toro Mijares
Product Specialist, Global Forest Watch Pro
Ahmad Dhiaulhaq
Research and Data Integrity Manager, WRI Indonesia
Bridgit Donnelly
Data Infrastructure Product Manager, Data Lab
Nina M. Dutra
Senior Operations & Special Projects Manager, Research, Data & Innovation
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Designer, Data Lab
Barbara Frizo
Senior Analyst in Sustainable Food Systems
David Garbutt
Institutional Strategy Manager
Despina Gkotsidou
Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio
Kinshuk Govil
Product Engineering Lead, Data Lab
Julie Hussey
Librarian
Clemens W. Janssen
User Research & Engagement Lead
Kendie Kenmoe
Forest Atlas Technical Manager, Data Lab
Alex Kovac
Geospatial Data Scientist, Data Lab
Anna Kustar
Research Analyst, Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Marianne Lee
Planning, Adapting and Learning Associate
David Leege
Global Director, Managing for Results
Mary M. Maguire
Director of Library Services
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Deputy to Vice President of Research, Data and Innovation
Daniel Mannarino
API Software Engineer, Data Lab
Emma Marks
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Allison Meyer
Publications Manager, Research, Data and Innovation
Carlos Muñoz Pina
Research and Data Integrity Director, WRI México
Solomon Negusse
API Software Engineer, Data Lab
Kimberly L Norris
Senior Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) Manager
Maanas Nukala
Data Operations Engineer, Data Lab