The Alliance Scientists

The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. To do so, the Alliance and its scientist community works with local, national and multinational partners across Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, and with the public and private sectors.
We encourage you to engage with our community of scientists and researchers here and on other professional platforms.
Meet Our Directors

Mark Lundy
Director, Food Environment and Consumer Behavior
Lulseged Desta
Director, Multifunctional Landscape
Ana Maria Loboguerrero
Director, Climate Action
Carlo Fadda
Director de Agrobiodiversidad
Jacob van Etten
Director de Inclusión Digital
Joe Tohme
Director, Cultivos para la nutrición y la salud, y Director Gerente, Americas
Marlène Elias
Directora de Género e Inclusión
Elisabetta Gotor
Director Land Resource Economics Unit and Program Leader ∙ Performance, Innovation and Strategic Analysis for Impact (PISA4)
Ricardo Gonzalez-Quintero
Postdoctoral Researcher, Environmental Modeling of Livestock Systems
Ricardo Hernandez
Agrifood Economist, Country Representative for Vietnam
Robert Andrade
Postdoctoral Fellow
Robert B. Zougmoré
Principal Scientist
Robert Fungo
Nutritionist
Ronnie Vernooy
Senior Scientist, Genetic Resources and Seed Policies
Rosa Jauregui
Tropical Forages Breeder
Rose Nankya
Program Leader
Roseline Remans
Honorary Research Fellow
Rosina Wanyama
Scientist - Food Environment and Consumer Behavior
Sabrina Rose
Science and Implementation Officer