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
Catyana RS Falsetti
Learning and Knowledge Exchange Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Li Fang
Country Director, WRI China
Florença Fantinel
UX/UI Designer, Data Lab
Kevin Faragher
Senior Operations Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Ifrah Farah
Grants & Finance Coordinator, New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Elmas Fatma
Front Desk Officer, WRI Turkey
Brittany Fauver
Institutional Learning Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Tasniah Fauzi
Social Forestry Community Product Innovation and Business Development Officer, WRI Indonesia
Luciana Medeiros Alves
Restoration Specialist
Makeda Fekede
HR Coordinator
Bruno Felin
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Jennifer Fenstermaker
ERP Director
Dhio Teguh Ferdyan
Forest and Legality Initiative Project Lead, WRI Indonesia
Amanda Fernandez
Deputy Director, Food, Land and Water
Lucas Ferreira
Financial Analyst, WRI Brasil
Stéfany Ferreira de Lima
Climate Finance and Socioeconomics Intern
Aklilu Fikresilassie
Director, Thriving Resilient Cities, WRI Africa; Representative of WRI in Ethiopia
Viviane Filippi
EU Funding Manager
Simone Fine
Project Coordinator, Data Lab
Kelly Finke
Sustainable Diets Initiative Summer Intern
Rizky Firmansyah
Senior Research Analyst for Nature and Food System, WRI Indonesia
Laura Fishburn
Project Specialist
Lucia Fitts
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Elda Flores
Communications Lead, Future Cities Program
Adrián Flores Aguilar
Climate Finance Associate, NDC Partnership Support Unit
Luke Foddy
Communications Manager, Nature Crime Alliance
Claudia Fonseca
Project Coordinator II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
W. Briana Fowler-Puja
Research Associate, U.S.-International Engagement
Nicole Fragano
Associate for Strategy and Management
Daniel da Silva Francisco
Urban Adaptation Intern
Abigail Frankfort
Aquatic Food Lead, WRI Ocean
Taryn Fransen
Director of Global Research and Data, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Alexander Frantzen
Scope 3 Manager, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Jakob Frederick Harteis
Grants and Financial Specialist
Johannes Friedrich
Director of Climate Data
Xiaotian Fu
Director, Food and Natural Resources Program, Sustainable Investment Program, WRI China
Lilyana Gabrielse
Clean Energy Research Analyst, WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center
Sisca Nasastra Gafri
Grant & Finance Coordinator, WRI Indonesia