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)
Mkiza Mordecai
Research Associate
Monica Carvajal-Yepes
Team Leader, Digital Genebank
Mónica Juliana Chavarro Rodríguez
Senior Research Associate
Mukankusi Clare Tekla Mugisha
Global Breeding Lead-Common BeanMulugeta Tilahun Melaku
Research Officer III
Mvuyibwami Patrick
Senior Research Associate
Nadia Bergamini
Associate Scientist
Nasser Kouadio Yao
Pan-African Coordinator of the Demand/Market-led Breeding
Natalia Estrada Carmona
Scientist – Landscape ecologist
Natalia Galvis
Research Specialist
Natalia Triana-Ángel
Postdoctorate Researcher, Gender and Social Inclusion