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)
Maria Victoria Diaz Lopez
Research Associate
Marie-Angélique Laporte
Scientist
Marina Mastrorillo
Research Team Leader
Maritza Cuervo Ibanez
Coordinator Germplasm Health Laboratory
Mark Lundy
Director, Food Environment and Consumer Behavior
Marlon Roberto Duron Gallardo
Research Associate
Martha Vanegas
Senior Research Associate
Martin Alejandro Cepeda Aguilar
Research Associate
Martin Alejandro Mena Urbina
Senior Research Associate-Tropical Forages Program
Mary Atieno
Coordinator Asia | Tropical Forages Program
Mary Ngaiwi
Research Associate