Experts & Staff
WRI Ross Center connects more than 300 local and international experts working from Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Mexico, Turkey and the United States to make cities around the world better places to live.
Global
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Ani Dasgupta
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Adriana Lobo
CEO, WRI México -
Toni Lindau
Director, Brazil, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Wanjira Mathai
Vice President and Regional Director for Africa -
Madhav Pai
Director, India, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Güneş Cansız
Director, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Daizong Liu
Director, China, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Aklilu Fikresilassie
Director, Thriving Resilient Cities, WRI Africa; Representative of WRI in Ethiopia -
Leo Horn-Phathanothai
Head, London Office; and Director, Strategy and Partnership, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Acting Director, Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety -
Daniela Facchini
Director, Global Operations -
Robin King
Director, Knowledge Capture and Collaboration -
Anjali Mahendra
Director of Global Research -
Tini Tran
Director, Global Communications and Engagement -
Rogier van den Berg
Director, Urban Development -
Ben Welle
Acting Director, Urban Mobility, and Director, Integrated Transport & Innovation -
Nick Godfrey
Director, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Harriet Tregoning
Director, NUMO -
Jessica Seddon
Global Lead, Air Quality -
Clay Nesler
Global Lead, Buildings and Energy -
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow -
Elleni Ashebir
Program Manager, WRI Africa -
Sergio Avelleda
Senior Advisor, Urban Mobility -
Jyot Chadha
Senior Manager, Alliance & Partnerships, NUMO Alliance -
Shafaq Choudry
Senior Manager, Global Strategy, Policy, and Engagement, NUMO Alliance -
Larissa Da Silva
Senior Manager, Global Projects & Initiatives -
Beth Elliott
Communications and Engagement Lead, Air Quality -
Manal Khan
Communications Lead, UrbanShift -
Anne Maassen
Manager, Urban Transformation (Acting), Global Lead, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities -
Eric Mackres
Senior Manager, Data and Tools - Urban Efficiency & Climate -
Erika Myers
Global Senior Manager, Electric Vehicles -
Schuyler Null
Communications Manager -
Carlos Pardo
Senior Advisor, NUMO Alliance -
Lillian Pena Torres
Senior Manager, Institutional Engagement and Development -
Smita Rawoot
Urban Resilience Lead -
Katherine Roboff
Head of International Cooperation/Senior Manager, Development & Partnerships -
Tamar Shapiro
Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, NUMO Alliance -
Sebastian Castellanos
Research Lead, NUMO Alliance; Project Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate -
Angelo Angel Gomez
Grants & Finance Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Yen Bui
Grants and Finance Manager, Urban Mobility -
Shannon Hilsey Choy
Project Manager, Buildings Initiative -
Jillian Du
Research Manager, Inclusive Cities -
Vishant Kothari
Manager, Electric Vehicle-Grid Integration -
Madlyn McAuliffe
Communications Manager, NUMO Alliance -
Sebastián Varela
Manager, Strategy Development & Performance -
Pandora Batra
Strategic Engagement & Partnerships Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Nikita Luke
Senior Project Associate -
Freya Stanley-Price
Communications Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
David Pérez-Barbosa
Mobility and Road Safety Advisor -
Mitchell Abuan
Grants and Finance Specialist II -
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Health And Road Safety Project Coordinator, WRI Africa -
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa -
Juan-Carlos Altamirano
Economist -
Kira Austin
Administrative Manager -
Behruz Baizayee
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Associate, Clean Air Catalyst -
Isabel Bartmann
Grants and Finance Specialist -
Elaina Bryan-Johnson
Financial Planning & Analysis Associate -
Camilo Cardona
Research Assistant, Mobility and Road Safety -
Monica Chitre
Alliance Admin & Finance Coordinator, NUMO Alliance -
Nii Darko Darko
Research Analyst II -
Adam Davidson
Associate, Urban Mobility -
Giulia De Giovanni
Programme Coordinator and Research Analyst, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Ettore Arpini
Planning and Performance Analyst -
Ayesha Dinshaw
Associate, Climate Resilience -
Rivvy Eisenberg
Grants & Finance Specialist -
Siba El-Samra
Urban Mobility Associate -
Lydia Freehafer
Research Assistant, NUMO Alliance -
Madeleine Galvin
Research Analyst -
Catlyne Haddaoui
Research Analyst, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Luke Hagberg
Project Coordinator III -
Maria Hart
Research and Engagement Specialist -
Bruno Incau
Regional Coordinator for Urban Development -
Eleanor Jackson
Electric Mobility Research & Communications Assistant -
Adriana Jakovcevic
Road Safety Specialist -
Vineet John
Urban Mobility Manager -
Leanne Kaplan
Alliance & Partnerships Specialist, NUMO Alliance -
Nate Kelly
Grants & Finance Specialist -
Matthew Kessler-Cleary
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (PMEL) Associate -
Franck Kipoliongo
Grants and Finance Specialist II -
Jessica Kisner
Road Safety Project Coordinator -
Marley Leitner
Project Manager, Clean Air Catalyst -
Kerry LePain
Program Delivery Associate, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Xiangyi Li
Research Associate -
Veronica Linares
Communications Associate -
Jose Segundo Lopez
International Data Coordinator, Mobility and Road Safety -
Emmerentian Mbabazi
Project Specialist II, WRI Africa -
Beth Olberding
Research Analyst II -
Mariana Orloff
Associate II, Urban Development -
Anna Oursler
Urban Mobility Coordinator, Consultant, WRI Africa -
Valentina Perdomo
Junior Data Analyst, Mobility and Road Safety -
Taufiq Rashid
Research Assistant, Urban Analysis -
Alejandro Schwedhelm
Urban Mobility Associate -
Ryan Sclar
Electric Mobility Research Associate -
Hillary Smith
Communications Specialist -
Kalpa Taylor
Executive Assistant, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Natalie Thomure
Program Analyst, Buildings Initiative -
Thet Hein Tun
Transportation Research Analyst -
Wesley Uhl
Project Coordinator -
Deborah Valencia
Urban Development Program Coordinator III -
Juliana Vega
Mobility and Road Safety Analyst -
Terra Virsilas
Urban Development Associate -
Ken Wakabayashi
Research Analyst, Air Quality -
Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya
Program Coordinator, WRI Africa -
Becca Warner
Communications Specialist II -
Emmett Werthmann
Research Analyst, Electric Mobility -
Danielle Wilkins
Strategy Performance & Development Associate -
Ted Wong
Research & Project Analyst, Urban Efficiency & Climate -
Alison Yue
Administrative Coordinator -
Hannah Ohlund
Urban Mobility Intern
Brazil
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Toni Lindau
Director, Brazil, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Fernanda Boscaini
Director, Communications, WRI Brasil -
Cristina Albuquerque
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Henrique Evers
Urban Development Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Letícia Liechavicius
Senior Human Resources Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Paula Manoela dos Santos
Active Mobility Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Rita Tomilin
Project Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Ariadne Samios
Active Mobility Senior Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Laura Azeredo
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Mariana Barcelos
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Bruno Batista
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Luana Betti
Urban Economics Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Cynthia Blank
Urban Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil Sustainable Cities -
Lara Caccia
Urban Development Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Marina Caregnato Garcia
Urban Economics Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Fernando Correa
Communications Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Diogo Dias Lemos
Road Safety Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Bruno Felin
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil -
Débora Neves
Financial Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Luiza Oliveira
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Danilo Oliveira
Digital Media Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Joana Oliveira
Communications Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Felipe Perez Martinez
Institutional Relations Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Guillermo Petzhold
Urban Mobility Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Berta Pinheiro
Urban Mobility and Climate Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Andressa Ribeiro
Active Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Bruno Rizzon
Road Safety Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Eduardo Siqueira
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Heloant Souza
Urban Mobility Analyst -
Virgínia Tavares
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Henrique Cabral
Urban Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Assistant, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
China
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Lailai Li
Senior Fellow, Science & Research -
Daizong Liu
Director, China, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Wee Kean Fong
Deputy Country Director, WRI China -
Miao Hong
Energy Lead, WRI China -
Kim Beng Lua
Senior Associate, Health & Road Safety, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Xiaotian Fu
Associate, Water/Sustainable Cities, WRI China -
Hui Jiang
Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Xiaoqian Jiang
Research Associate, Climate, WRI China -
Wei Li
Urban Mobility Associate, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Lu Lu
Research Analyst, Transport, WRI China -
Shiyong Qiu
Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Zhufang Shi
Project Coordinator, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Su Song
Research Associate, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Jiao Wang
Associate II, Water, WRI China -
Yuan Wang
Research Assistant And Program Coordinator, Water, WRI China -
Wenyi Xi
Research Assistant, Climate, WRI China -
Lulu Xue
Research Associate, Sustainable Transport, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Fei Ye
Communications Officer, WRI China -
Min Yuan
Research Associate, Energy, WRI China -
Mofan Zhang
Research Assistant, Energy, WRI China -
Ting Zhao
Project Coordinator, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
India
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OP Agarwal
CEO, WRI India -
Madhav Pai
Director, India, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Amit Bhatt
Director of Integrated Urban Transport, WRI India -
Dnyanada Deshpande
Strategy Head - Communications, WRI India -
Jaya Dhindaw
Director, Integrated Urban Development Program -
Rejeet Mathews
Director, Urban Development -
Ajay Nagpure
Head, Air Pollution, WRI India -
Dhawal Ashar
Manager, Urban Transport and Road Safety -
Nandini Chandrasekaran
Manager - Capacity Building, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Sahana Goswami
Manager, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Nitya Kaushik
Media Lead - Communications, WRI India -
Sree Kumar Kumaraswamy
Lead - Urban Development, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Sumedha Malaviya
Senior Manager, Energy Program, WRI India -
Bibhu Prasad Panigrahi
Enterprise Architect -
Bodhisattva Sen Roy
Senior Manager, Communications, WRI India -
Rama Thoopal
Communications Lead, Sustainable Cities & Transport, WRI India -
Garima Jain
Design Manager, Communications, WRI India -
Shivali Jainer
Manager, Urban Water, WRI India -
Aparna Vijaykumar
Manager, Sustainable Cities and Transport, WRI India -
Kajol
Senior Project Associate, Energy Efficiency, WRI India -
Vijay Anadkat
Fellow - Urban Transport -
Radha Chanchani
Managing Associate - Research and Practice -
Prayash Giria
Senior Project Associate - Capacity Building -
Samarth Gupta
Project Management Associate, Urban Water, WRI India -
Harshita Jamba
Project Associate -
Chaitanya Kanuri
Research Analyst, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Sonal Karia
Senior Project Associate – Operations, WRI India -
Azra Khan
Project Associate - Cities and Transport -
Sudeept Maiti
Senior Project Associate – Urban Development and Accessibility -
Rajeev Malagi
Project Associate, Urban Development and Accessibility -
Anandi Mishra
Senior Associate, Communications, WRI India -
Raj Bhagat Palanichamy
Senior Project Associate, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
V. Surya Prakash
Managing Associate - Integrated Urban Development, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Anand Ramachandran
Project Associate, Operations -
Vishal Ramprasad
Senior Project Associate -
Lubaina Rangwala
Managing Associate, Climate Resilience -
Bhavay Sharma
Senior Project Associate, Air Quality, WRI India -
Ojas Shetty
Project Associate, WRI India -
Dhilon Subramanian
Senior Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India -
Priyanka Sulkhlan
Senior Project Associate, Cities & Transport, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Rohit Tak
Senior Project Associate, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Roshni Thomas
Senior Project Associate - Institutional Development, WRI India -
Aanal Trivedi
Personal Assistant To CEO, WRI India -
Vandana Tyagi
Senior Project Associate, Sustainable Cities & Transport -
Priyanka Vasudevan
Senior Project Associate, Urban Transport -
Prerna Vijaykumar Mehta
Associate Director, Urban Development, WRI India
Mexico
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Adriana Lobo
CEO, WRI México -
Fernando Páez
Chief Operations Officer, WRI México -
Angélica Vesga
Director of Communication and Public Affairs, WRI México -
Lorena Baca
Director of Development, WRI México -
Pablo Lazo
Director of Urban Development and Accessibility, WRI Mexico -
Andrés Flores Montalvo
Climate and Energy Director, WRI México -
Alfredo Menache
Human Resources Director, WRI México -
Beatriz Cardenas
Air Quality Manager, WRI México -
Ana Gabriela Morales
Manager of Water Management and Urban Resilience, WRI México -
Jaime Reyes
Communications Manager, WRI México -
Sonia Aguilar
Road Safety Coordinator, WRI México -
Diana Amezola
Active Mobility Coordinator, WRI México -
Sandra Baltazar
Digital Communications Coordinator, WRI México -
Mauricio Brito
Urban Development Analyst, WRI México -
Esmeralda Carranza
Accountant Analyst, WRI México -
Aldo Cerezo
Senior Analyst in Integrated Transportation Systems, WRI México -
Sergio Duarte
Economic Analysis Coordinator for Air Quality, WRI México -
David Escalante
Transport Planning and Operation Manager, WRI México -
Mercedes Escobar
Consultant in Air Quality and Urbanism, WRI México -
Jessica Garduño
Urban Mobility Project Analyst, WRI México -
Eliseo Gasca
Communication and Marketing Coordinator, WRI México -
Juan Carlos Hernández
Mass Urban Transport Systems Analyst, WRI México -
José Hernández
Technical Mobility Specialist, WRI México -
Valeria Hurtado
Coordinator of Management and Development of Local Capacities, WRI México -
Monica F. Lafon Riojas
Press Officer, WRI México -
Tania López
Air Quality Coordinator, WRI México -
Alejandro López
Information Systems And Technologies Coordinator, WRI México -
Karla López
Editorial Coordinator, WRI México -
Fairuz Loutfi
Climate Change Manager, WRI México -
Marco Mendoza
Analyst of Integrated Transport Systems, WRI México -
Octavio Molina
Energy Efficiency Coordinator, WRI México -
Leticia Murrieta
Special Events Coordinator, WRI México -
Aline Nolasco
Project Management Analyst, WRI México -
Vivian Plasencia
Coordinator of Strategic Alliances, WRI México -
Dulce María Rivera
Executive Assistant -
Yolanda Romero
Assistant to the Chief Operations Officer, WRI México -
Ana Sofía Semo
Institutional Content Analyst, WRI México -
Erika Vilchis
Graphic Designer, WRI México -
Gorka Zubicaray
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI México
Turkey
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Güneş Cansız
Director, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Merve Aki
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Cigdem Cörek Öztaş
Urban Development and Accessibility Manager, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Celal Tolga İmamoğlu
Senior Manager, Transport & Road Safety, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Meltem Bayraktar
Urban Efficiency & Climate Manager, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Hande Dönmez
Strategic Communications Coordinator, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Murat Ölmez
Urban Planner, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Tuğçe Üzümoğlu
Environmental Engineer, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Yunus Emre Yılmaz
Transport Engineer, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities