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, Agrobiodiversity
Jacob van Etten
Director, Digital Inclusion
Joe Tohme
Managing Director, Americas, and Director, Crops for nutrition and health
Marlène Elias
Director, Gender and Inclusion
Elisabetta Gotor
Director Land Resource Economics Unit and Program Leader ∙ Performance, Innovation and Strategic Analysis for Impact (PISA4)
Hang Thai
Senior Research Associate
Hannes Gaisberger
Scientist I
Hans Krohn
Genebank Cryopreservation Assistant
Harold Armando Achicanoy Estrella
Senior Research Associate
Huong Nguyen-Mai
Research Associate
Irene Mudiovo Induli
Research Associate
Irma Esperanza Ayes Rivera
Research Associate
Irmgard Jordan
Human Nutrition and Home Economic Scientist - CIM Expert
Itzayana Yosmara Garth Lira
Research AssociateJacobo Arango
Senior Scientist
Jai Rana
Senior Scientist and Country Representative for India