Experts & Staff
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities connects more than 200 experts in Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Turkey and the United States to improve quality of life for millions of people in cities.
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 -
Madhav Pai
Director, India, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Güneş Cansız
Acting Director, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Daizong Liu
Director, China, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Sergio Avelleda
Director, Urban Mobility -
Anjali Mahendra
Director of Research -
Jessica Seddon
Director, Integrated Urban Strategy -
Emma Stewart
Director, Urban Efficiency & Climate and Director, Urban Finance -
Leo Horn-Phathanothai
Head, London Office; and Director, Strategy and Partnership, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Daniela Facchini
Director, Global Operations -
Tini Tran
Director, Global Communications and Engagement -
Nick Godfrey
Director, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Harriet Tregoning
Director, NUMO Alliance -
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Urban Mobility and Director, Health & Road Safety -
Dario Hidalgo
Executive Director of Fundacion Despacio -
Robin King
Director, Knowledge Capture and Collaboration -
Ben Welle
Director, Integrated Transport & Innovation -
Victoria A. Beard
Fellow, World Resources Report -
Vijay Jagannathan
Senior Fellow -
Charles Iceland
Director, Aqueduct -
Jennifer Layke
Global Director, Energy Program -
Betsy Otto
Global Director, Water -
Albert Amos
Global Senior Manager, Urban Finance -
Elleni Ashebir
Program Manger, WRI Africa -
Craig Brownstein
Media Relations Manager -
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 -
Camron Gorguinpour
Global Senior Manager, Electric Vehicles -
Louise Hutchins
Head of Impact, Engagement and Communications, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Natalia Lleras
Project Manager, Mobility and Road Safety -
Anne Maassen
Manager, Urban Transformation (Acting) Global Lead, WRI Ross Prize for Cities -
Eric Mackres
Manager, Data and Tools, Urban Efficiency & Climate -
Madlyn McAuliffe
Communications Manager, NUMO Alliance -
Nidhi Mittal
Head of Country Programmes, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Schuyler Null
Communications Manager -
Lillian Pena Torres
Senior Manager, Institutional Engagement and Development -
Nikola Sobot
Senior Manager, Global Fund Development -
Vladimir Sosa Rivas
Latin America Manager, Electric Mobility -
Sebastián Varela
Manager, Strategy Development & Performance -
Debbie Weyl
Manager, Buildings Initiative -
Carlos Pardo
Senior Manager, City Pilots, NUMO Alliance -
Freya Stanley-Price
Communications Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Clay Nesler
Senior Advisor, Buildings Initiative -
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Health And Road Safety Project Coordinator, WRI Africa -
Juan-Carlos Altamirano
Economist -
Kira Austin
Executive Assistant to the Global Director -
Anna Bray Sharpin
Urban Mobility Associate -
Elaina Bryan-Johnson
Financial Planning & Analysis Associate -
Lauretta Burke
Senior Associate -
Camilo Cardona
Research Assistant, Mobility and Road Safety -
Sebastian Castellanos
Research Lead, NUMO Alliance; Project Manager, Urban Efficiency & Climate -
Monica Chitre
Coordinator, NUMO Alliance -
Shannon Hilsey Choy
Project Associate, Buildings Initiative -
Giulia Christianson
Senior Associate, Finance Center -
Seth Contreras
Air Quality Associate -
Eva Costa
Program Coordinator III & Financial Analyst -
Adam Davidson
Associate, Urban Mobility -
Giulia De Giovanni
Programme Coordinator and Research Analyst, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Ettore Arpini
Planning and Performance Assistant -
Carrie Dellesky
Global Project Management Associate -
Ayesha Dinshaw
Associate, Climate Resilience -
Jillian Du
Sustainable Cities Research Analyst -
Travis Fried
Research Analyst -
Madeleine Galvin
Research Assistant -
Luke Hagberg
Project Coordinator III -
Maria Hart
Research and Engagement Specialist -
Blake Hyde
Program Coordinator II -
Joyce Javillonar
Administrative Coordinator -
Vineet John
Research Analyst and Program Coordinator -
Matthew Kessler-Cleary
Strategy Development & Performance Assistant -
Leah Lazer
Research Analyst, Coalition For Urban Transitions -
Marley Leitner
Planning & Performance Associate -
Kerry LePain
Project Coordinator III -
Xiangyi Li
Research Analyst II -
Veronica Linares
Communications Associate -
Jose Segundo Lopez
Research Analyst, Mobility and Road Safety -
Nikita Luke
Project Associate -
Christopher Moon-Miklaucic
Urban Finance Research Analyst -
Beth Olberding
Research Assistant -
Mariana Orloff
Associate II, Urban Development -
Eric Pietraszkiewicz
Intern, Machine Learning & Remote Sensing -
Thomas Puryear
Program Coordinator, Urban Efficiency & Climate -
Taufiq Rashid
Research Assistant, Urban Analysis -
Talia Rubnitz
Communications Specialist -
Alejandro Schwedhelm
Urban Mobility Associate -
Ryan Sclar
Research Analyst -
Shabib Seddiq
Associate, Global Projects & Initiatives -
Georgina Short
Strategic Partnerships And Engagement Officer, Coalition For Urban Transitions -
Hillary Smith
Communications Assistant -
Caroline Stokes
Project Coordinator -
Thet Hein Tun
Transportation Research Analyst -
Wesley Uhl
Project Coordinator -
Deborah Valencia
Urban Development Program Coordinator III -
Terra Virsilas
Urban Development Associate -
Ken Wakabayashi
Research Analyst, NUMO Alliance -
Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya
Program Coordinator, WRI Africa -
Anna Marie Walter Pineda
Research Analyst, Integrated Urban Strategy -
Emmett Werthmann
Research Analyst, Electric Mobility -
Michael Westphal
Senior Associate, Sustainable Finance -
Danielle Wilkins
Strategy Performance & Development Associate -
Ted Wong
Research & Project Analyst, Urban Efficiency & Climate -
Alison Yue
Administrative Coordinator -
Patricia Arnal
Intern, NUMO Alliance -
Mehsum Basharat
Intern, Urban Transformation -
AJ Calhoun
Intern, Inclusive Cities -
Tatsatom Gonçalves
Sustainable Buildings Helms Fellow -
Nitesh Shah
Intern, NUMO Alliance -
Maanasa Sivashankar
Equity Intern, NUMO Alliance -
Audrey Walker
Labor Intern, NUMO Alliance -
Victoria Yepez
Intern, Gender & Social Equity Analysis
Brazil
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Rachel Biderman
Director, WRI Brasil -
Toni Lindau
Director, Brazil, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Rejane Fernandes
Director, Strategic Relations and Development, WRI Brasil -
Nívea Oppermann
Vice-Director, WRI Brasil 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 -
Leonardo Agostta
Accounting Analyst, WRI Brasil -
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 -
Matheus Jotz
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Luana Betti
Urban Economics Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Caroline Borges
Grants and Contracts Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Lara Caccia
Urban Development Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Patricia Canut da Silva
Administrative Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Tamara Cardoso
Strategic Relations Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Paula Cunha Tanscheit
Communications Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Walter De Simoni
Climate and Cities Specialist, WRI Brasil -
Diogo Dias Lemos
Road Safety Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Caroline Donatti
Communications Coordinator, WRI Brasil -
Bruno Felin
Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil -
Daniel Hunter
Visual Communication Assistant, WRI Brasil -
Débora Neves
Financial Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Marta Obelheiro
Road Safety Specialist, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Danilo Oliveira
Digital Media Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Luiza Oliveira
Urban Development Coordinator, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Priscila Pacheco
Communications Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Felipe Perez Martinez
Institutional Relations Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Guillermo Petzhold
Urban Mobility Specialist, 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 -
Cibele Soares
Administrative Assistant -
Virgínia Tavares
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Rafael Xavier
Project Analyst, WRI Brasil -
Henrique Cabral
Urban Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Manuella Gadegast
Urban Governance Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Manon Masi
Urban Mobility Intern, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Francisco Minella Pasqual
Urban Mobility Intern, 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 -
Xiaoqian Jiang
Research Analyst, Climate, WRI China -
Hui Jiang
Research Analyst, WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Wei Li
Research Analyst, Sustainable Transport, 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
Head, 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 -
Chhavi Dhingra
Manager – Sustainable Transport -
Sahana Goswami
Manager, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Nitya Kaushik
Manager, Communications -
Sree Kumar Kumaraswamy
Lead - Urban Development, WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Sumedha Malaviya
Senior Manager, Energy Program, WRI India -
Bibhu Panigrahi
Enterprise Knowledge Manager -
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 -
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 -
Tanuka Mukherjee
Associate - Marketing And 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 -
Priyanka Vasudevan
Senior Project Associate, Urban Transport -
Aparna Vijaykumar
Project Associate - Urban Transport & Road Safety -
Prerna Vijaykumar Mehta
Lead, Urban Development
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 -
Marco Priego
Director of Urban Mobility, WRI México -
Jorge Macías
Director of Urban Development and Accessibility, WRI México -
Andrés Flores Montalvo
Climate and Energy Director, WRI México -
Alfredo Menache
Human Resources Director, WRI México -
Mariana Campos
Urban Development Manager, WRI México -
Beatriz Cardenas
Air Quality Manager, WRI Mexico -
Iván De La Lanza
Active Mobility Manager, WRI México -
Ana Gabriela Morales
Manager of Water Management and Urban Resilience, WRI México -
Anette Ramírez
Mobility Public Policy Manager, WRI México -
Sonia Aguilar
Road Safety 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 -
David Escalante
Transport Planning and Operation Manager, WRI México -
Eliseo Gasca
Communication and Marketing Coordinator, WRI México -
Juan Carlos Hernández
Mass Urban Transport Systems Analyst, WRI México -
Valeria Hurtado
Coordinator of Management and Development of Local Capacities, WRI México -
Alejandro López
Information Systems And Technologies Coordinator, WRI Mexico -
Fairuz Loutfi
Climate Change Manager, WRI Mexico -
Estefanía Martínez
External Communication Coordinator, 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 -
Yolanda Romero
Assistant to the Chief Operations Officer, WRI México -
Ana Sofía Semo
Institutional Content Analyst -
Dayana Tovar
Material Resources and General Services Coordinator, WRI México -
Erika Vilchis
Graphic Designer, WRI México
Turkey
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Güneş Cansız
Acting 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
Transport & Road Safety Manager, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Meltem Bayraktar
Urban Efficiency & Climate Manager, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Hande Dönmez
Strategic Communications Coordinator, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Tuğçe Üzümoğlu
Environmental Engineer, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities -
Yunus Emre Yılmaz
Transport Engineer, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities