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
Luciana Gallardo Lomeli
Research Associate, Initiative 20x20
Ignacio Bernabe Galván
Water and Green Infrastructure Analyst
Flavio Galvao
Senior Video Producer
Jazmin Elizabeth Gálvez
Participation and Capacity Development Analyst, WRI México
Sue Gander
Director, U.S. Transportation
Madhavi Ganeshan
Chief of Staff, Executive Office
Dave Garbutt
Global Director, Strategy
Miriam Garcia
Senior Climate Policy Manager, WRI Brasil
Claudia Garcia
Administrative and Financial Manager, WRI Brasil
Marina Caregnato Garcia
Senior Industry Investment and Decarbonization Analyst, WRI Brasil
Todd Gartner
Director, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure
Samuel Gaturu
Project Specialist and Coordinator, Vital Landscapes Program, WRI Africa
Amanda Gcanga
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst
Mengpin Ge
Senior Associate
Luisa Gelfand
Constituent Relationship Management Manager
Sarah George
Senior Manager, Strategic Communications, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Robyn Gerbaz
Grants & Finance Specialist II
Rhys Gerholdt
Director of Communications & Media Strategy, Climate Program
Azka Ghaida
Air Quality and Climate Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
Ariana Ghibellini
Human Resources Manager, WRI México
Douglas Gibbs
Development and Impact Director, FOLU
David Gibbs
Research Associate
Nicole Giffen
Senior Manager, Grants & Contracts
Christopher Gillespie
Project Specialist & Research Coordinator
Hannah Girardeau
Gender and Youth Associate, NDC Partnership
Kalpana Giri, Ph.D (Dr. nat. tech.)
Senior Manager, Global Restoration Research & Strategy
Despina Gkotsidou
Program Assistant, Data Lab Product Studio
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Erin Glen
GIS Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Mercyta Jorsvinna Glorya
Endowment Fund for Sustainability Project Lead, WRI Indonesia
Mrunmayee Godbole
Global Operations Manager
Elizabeth Goldman
Co-Director, Global Forest Watch; Senior Research Manager
Ian Goldsmith
Clean Energy Research Associate, WRI Polsky Center for The Global Energy Transition
Chelsea Gómez
Climate Transparency Project Manager
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Manager, Research & Corporate Partnerships, WRI Polsky Energy Center
Maggie Gonzalez
Project Manager, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Cesar Gonzalez
Financial Operations Specialist, Data Lab
Eleanor Good
Senior Human Resources Manager, WRI Europe
Liz Goodwin
Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste
Isabele Goulart
Projects Coordinator, WRI Brasil
